Robbers dragged Rotherham couple from bed, tied them up and threatened to pour boiling water over them

Crooks broke into a flat above Ellie's takeaway in High Street, Maltby, and tied the terrified occupants up before making demands for cash, searching the flat and then stealing money from the shop downstairs.

CRIME: Killer still at large three months after fatal stabbing in SheffieldOfficers are linking the raid, which happened at around 12.30am on Monday, May 21, with a break-in at Bramley Mini Market on Flanderwell Lane, Bramley, in the early hours of the following morning.

Police believe the same men may have been involved in both incidents.

POLICE: Men still hunted six months after New Year's Day stabbings in Sheffield city centreDetective Constable Becky Straw, said: "This was an incredibly nasty, violent incident which has understandably left the couple extremely distressed.

"We now need your help to identify the men in the footage as we continue with our enquiries. We’d like to speak to them in connection to what happened."

DC Straw added: "While I appreciate it’s difficult to see the faces of those in the footage, I’m hopeful that someone will recognise their clothing or mannerisms and come forward with information."

Call South Yorkshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111 quoting incident number 17 of May 22.