Homeless Scot arrested in Cambodia without a passport after living illegally for a year

A Scottish man has been arrested by police in Cambodia after allegedly living in the South East Asian country illegally for a year.

Homeless Paul Granville, 65, was picked up by police lying on the pavement in the country's northwestern resort town of Siem Reap on March 21.

It's thought that Mr Granville arrived in Cambodia in March last year at Phnom Penh International Airport before travelling to Siem Reap where he lost his passport.

Paul Granville was picked up by police sleeping in the street in the Sangkat Svay Dangkum area of Siem Reap (Google Maps)

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After running out of money for food or a place to say, the Scot is believed to have been sleeping on the streets ever since.

A photo shows a sunburnt Granville standing wearing a tattered shirt next to a uniformed officer after his arrest.

Police say they are now building a case to proceed with his deportation.

Paul Granville, 65, was picked up by police after being found destitute in Cambodia in South East Asia (UGC)