Knifepoint attempted burglary in Pontllanfraith sparks hunt

Police are hunting three men who brandished a kitchen knife and demanded drugs and money after asking to use the toilet of a house.

The incident happened at Clos Trefin, Pontllanfraith, Caerphilly county, after a man wearing a hi-visibility jacket knocked on the property's door.

A second man, with a hat covering his face, then demanded cash as a third held the front door closed.

However, they left with nothing in the direction of Ivor Street.