Police are appealing for information after a cold-caller verbally abused an elderly man at his home in Staveley.
It happened at the 72-year-old victim’s home on Kents Drive, at 4pm on Thursday, when the caller also gestured about cutting his throat.
Police say the caller became abusive when the homeowner said he didn't want to buy anything from him.
The offender is described as white, aged between 18 and 20 with short black hair and a Merseyside accent.
He was wearing a blue hooded jacket, light coloured trousers and a large rucksack, and was with two other young men.