THREE thugs confronted a man with a weapon and demanded his car keys when he returned home from work in the early hours of the morning in Glasgow's East End.

Cops are now hunting for the men after they robbed the man at around 3am on Thursday, August 17 in Robroyston.

Officers say the 43-year-old man victim was returning home from work when he noticed three men outside his property in Auchinleck Road.

The man confronted the group before one of the men presented a weapon and demanded his car keys.

One of the men then made off in the victim’s Mazda 6 whilst the other two got into a black Honda 4x4 vehicle.

The vehicles drove in convoy towards the Robroyston area.

The first man is described as white, in his 20s, 5ft 11 inches to 6ft, of slim build and with facial hair. He was wearing a green puffa jacket and blue surgical gloves.

The second man is described as white, in his 20s, 5ft 5 inches to 5ft 6 inches, of stocky build and with facial hair. He was wearing a grey hooded top with the hood up and blue surgical gloves.

The third man is described as white, in his 20s, 6ft, and was wearing a black balaclava with a white pattern, a dark hooded top and blue surgical gloves.

Detective Constable Megan Shields from the Community Investigation Unit based at Maryhill said: “I would appeal to anyone who was in the Robroyston area in the early hours of Thursday morning, who may have noticed three men matching the above descriptions or the two cars driving in convoy, to please get in touch.

“Anyone with information is asked to contact the Community Investigation Unit based at Maryhill via 101 and quote incident number 0265 of Thursday 17th August 2017.”