Two High Court judges have slammed the decision to close the Wimbledon police station.

Recently elected Merton councillor Paul Kohler began his fight to save the station after he survived a brutal beating in 2014.

He suffered a fractured eye socket, broken nose and severe internal bleeding in the assault

He believes the only reason he survived the attack is because police officers were able to get to his house from the Wimbledon station.

Mr Kohler challenged the decision by the London Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) to close more than half of London’s police stations and had his case heard at the High Court last week.

Although he lost that decision, he won a ruling from two leading judges that a decision to close the Wimbledon station must be reconsidered.

“The decision to close the Wimbledon police station is… unlawful and cannot be allowed to stand.” Lord Justice Lindblom and Mr Justice Lewis stated in their judgement.

The court also accepted that the point made by Merton Liberal Democrats – that it was premature to take a decision to close Wimbledon police station until a proper assessment had been made of the impact of the introduction of new technology – could have been made in respect of other police stations.

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Mr Kohler was delighted by the High Court's ruling.

“On a personal level I am obviously pleased that the High Court has quashed the decision to close Wimbledon police station and only sorry we did not have similar evidence in respect of the other police stations," he said.

"Now the court has confirmed that the decision to close it was unlawful, I respectfully ask the mayor to address the concerns of Merton Lib Dems, that were ignored in the original consultation, and recognize it would be premature to close Wimbledon police station before there has been time to assess the impact of new technology.”

A spokesman for the Mayor of London said it will adhere to the court's requirements regarding the closure of the Wimbledon station.

“In large part the court has agreed that the decision, forced on MOPAC, to close 36 front counters in order to save an additional £8m a year is lawful," he said.

"The decision to close the counters is as a direct result of government cuts to the police budget since 2010, which has contributed to officer numbers dropping below 30,000 for the first time in 15 years.

"The money saved from closing the front counters will instead be used to protect frontline policing as much as possible.

“On just one point, the court has required MOPAC to reconsider the closure of Wimbledon police station and MOPAC will do this in due course.”