TWO masked men walked into a house and shoved one of the occupants to the ground during a robbery in Ystrad Mynach.

Gwent Police are searching for two masked men who entered a property uninvited while the occupants were home yesterday morning.

The men pushed over one of the residents and searched one of the bedrooms after entering through the back door.

After arriving at 9.45am, they then left through the back door of the property on Station Road and jumped over the garden wall.

The first man is described as white, approximately 5ft 6in tall and of average build. He was wearing a black cotton balaclava, a light grey top and light grey trousers.

The second man is also white, approximately 5ft 7in tall and of average build. He was also wearing a black cotton balaclava, a light grey top and light grey three-quarter length trousers.

Officers are investigating and ask anyone with information relating to the incident to call 101 quoting log 103 25/08/16.