Doujon Zammit Tribute

THE heart of a young Australian bashed in a Greek nightclub attack will be used to save the life of a critically ill Australian, after his life-support machine was switched off last night.

A spokesman for the Henry Dunant hospital in Athens, where Doujon Zammit, 20, died last night after suffering fatal injuries in a robbery on the island of Mykonos, said his heart was to be donated to an Australian national in the nearby Onassis Hospital.

The spokesman said his other organs would also be donated, although the family could not be contacted to confirm this last night.

Mr Zammit had been on life support for three days after being attacked by four robbers in a nightclub, after he and his cousin Cameron Tabone refused to hand over their passports.

Mr Zammit's friends and family had maintained a three-day vigil at the hospital, before deciding to take him off life support about 8.30pm Sydney time following a series of medical tests for brain function.