A mother and daughter from Warlingham who saved the life of a badly wounded man are to receive a lifesaving award.

Shirley Ferguson and her daughter Caroline Steward of Gladeside Court, Succombs Hill, have each been awarded a Royal Humane Society Resuscitation Certificates after using a makeshift tourniquet to save a man, whose brachial artery had been severed, from bleeding to death in the early hours of April 8.

Police had been called to Gladeside Court following complaints of loud music and sounds of damage inside a flat.

The officers received a further report a man was in the hallway of the block covered in blood, with a serious injury to his arm.

Royal Humane Society secretary, Dick Wilkinson, said: "This brave mother and daughter who had called the police, went to the man's assistance despite his gruesome wound.

"The man, a soldier with medical training, knew his brachial artery was lacerated, so the women applied a makeshift tourniquet and stemmed the flow of blood.

"The view of medical staff when they arrived, was the man had lost a litre of blood and had only survived because of their prompt action. They thoroughly deserve these awards."

Miss Ferguson said of the award: "My belief is we are all here to help one another, sometimes there is a limit and people don't want help, but in this case he knew he was in a bad way.

"I don't know what I feel about the award, I feel I don't deserve it, I didn't really do anything. It is funny how instinct takes over, you know you have to do something and you just do it."

Miss Steward, 47, added: "I am pleased I tried to help and it saved his life.

"For me to do what I did was very difficult, so I am proud of myself and it is something I feel good about. It's nice to think we helped."

The pair will receive their award at a ceremony taking place in Guildford in February.