A man battered to death with a shovel at Cobham Services on the M25 has donated his heart to a young man who had just days left to live.

Quhey Saunders, 20, from Stanford-le-Hope in Essex, died following a fight reportedly over parking at the motorway service station.

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Police were called to the incident involving two groups of people on the petrol station forecourt between junctions nine and 10 of the M25 at 3.15pm on Monday.

Mr Saunders was flown by air ambulance to St George's Hospital in Tooting, where he died on Wednesday.

Surrey Police said he was assaulted by two men and suffered "substantial head injuries".

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His brother Luke Saunders has revealed that Quhey donated his heart to save a stranger's life.

Posting on Facebook, he said: "My baby brother you stole the show again - centre of attention as always.

"He's donated his heart to a young man that had no more than a couple of days to live and needed a heart transplant desperately.

"You got one last flight brother and went out in style.

"Your legacy will live forever my king. A legend never dies."

Larosa Smith, Quhey's girlfriend, said: "He wasn't just my boyfriend he was my best friend my full life I'm so lost without him."

Retired soldier Rafael Francis, 53, told the Evening Standard how he attempted to save the life of Mr Saunders after he was hit by a shovel.

He told the paper: "I don't know what started it, but there were lots of vicious punches and kicks being thrown. They were shouting about getting a gun, that's when I tried to get involved."

Police are seeking two men who left in a white van which was later found abandoned in Chessington.

Detective Chief Inspector Jo Hayes said: "This was a horrifying attack at a busy petrol station on the M25 and I am sure that there are people who saw what happened but have not yet spoken to my officers.

"This is now a murder investigation and we are pursuing all avenues of inquiry to bring those responsible to justice.

"There are reports of people filming on mobile phones during the altercation and immediately afterwards, and it is imperative that we get hold of their footage.

"There were vehicles on the forecourt during the fight and I want to speak to those drivers and view any dashcam footage they may have."

He also called for a man wearing military or camouflage clothing to come forward who might have "very valuable information for the investigation".

He added: "Finally, although we have recovered the van, we still need to piece together its movements. The van is described as a white Peugeot Partner van, registration NX63 VLP, with a roof rack and ladder strapped to the roof."