Police in Canada believe this man comes from Yorkshire

Do you recognise this man?

If so, you may be able to help baffled Canadian police solve a weeks-long mystery.

Officers in Toronto believe the man, who is thought to have lost his memory as the result of an attack, could be from Yorkshire.

The only city the man, found in Ontario, can remember specifically is Sydney, in Australia.

But a University of Toronto linguist has said his speech is typical of the upper-middle class in Yorkshire.

Appeals through the Australian media have failed to discover anything about the identity of the man, known to police as the Yorkshire Amnesiac.

He is said to be 5ft 10in tall, of slim build and with fair hair.

He was mugged on November 28 and suffered concussion and amnesia.

Anybody who recognises the man, or who can give any information about him, is asked to contact Detective Steve Bone of Toronto police by telephoning 1 416 8085204.

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