A suspected drug addict sparked fury after appearing to inject heroin between his toes - in the middle of a busy street.
To the horror of onlookers, the man removed his shoe in broad daylight before 'shooting up' on Easter Sunday.
"I went off it with him," claimed passer-by Callum Hall Manser, who pictured the act.
The grim scenes unfolded mid-morning in Peterlee, near the Yoden Way Post Office.
Callum says he was horrified to witness the shocking scene.
"Me and a friend were walking through the town and we saw him - as we got closer my friend said, 'why has he got his foot out?'" he said.
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"Then we saw him put the syringe into his foot and we just went off it with him.
"It was a disgusting thing to do and to see."
Drug users often inject between their toes if they can't find a suitable vein elsewhere, or alternatively, to avoid leaving noticeable needle marks in a bid to mask their addiction.
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"It was in the middle of the street - we tried taking his picture and he just looked at us and ignored us so he wasn't bothered," he claimed.
"People have said it could have been a diabetic needle but it definitely wasn't. My aunty takes one and it's a big needle - this was a syringe.
"He just left it in his shoe, and you worry about needles getting in the hands of kids."
It is understood staff at the nearby Castle Dene Shopping Centre alerted Durham Constabulary.
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