A renewed appeal has been made to help identify a man, believed to be British, who is stuck in Canada suffering from amnesia. The only clue to the man's past is that he speaks with a Yorkshire accent. An appeal is being made to identify this man He has been unable to recall his identity since he was taken to a Toronto hospital a year and a half ago with memory loss and a broken nose.
Canadian police believe the man suffered head trauma after being attacked.
No one has stepped forward yet to identify the man, who has become known as Philip Staufen and is believed to be in his 20s. This is despite copies of his fingerprints and his photograph having been sent to English-speaking countries. Passport application Now Mr Staufen, who is living in Vancouver, is applying for Canadian citizenship so that he can get a passport and travel abroad in an attempt to discover his identity. He is a non person. He doesn't exist.