A NEW CCTV image has been released of a man police officers would like to speak to after a woman was threatened with a knife at a petrol station in Burnley.

The 22-year-old victim was filling her car on Centenary Way at around 6pm on February 10.

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After paying the cashier, she returned to her car as a man, armed with a knife, got into the passenger seat and told her to drive.

She screamed, got out of the car and ran back to the cashier. The man then fled the scene along Centenary Way.

DS Paul Barlow, of Burnley CID said: “This was a frightening incident for the victim who was simply getting back into her car after paying for petrol and an investigation to find the man responsible is underway.

"We are keen to speak to the man pictured on the CCTV images in connection with our on-going enquiries and I would urge anyone who recognises him or who has any information about this incident to contact us as soon as possible.”