The Cambodian police detained a man after allegedly living in the south east Asian country illegally for a year, Mirror reported.

The 65-year-old Scottish man Paul Granville was arrested on March 21 when hewas lying on the pavement in the country's northwestern resort town of Siem Reap.

According to The Daily Record, Granville arrived in Cambodia in March last year, but lost his passport. When he ran out of money for food and shelter, the man began to live on the street.