Man Assaulted After Adhearing to 20mph Speed Limit

by Malak Abou-Khachab

A 69-year-old man says he was violently assaulted for obeying Wales's 20mph speed limit.

Christopher Lavis was driving to a hospital appointment when another driver allegedly became aggressive and sounded his horn. After Lavis stopped at a junction, the driver, Christopher Shaw, 40, approached his car and punched him. Lavis suffered a fractured cheekbone, broken nose and fractured eye socket.

Shaw later pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm over the July 2025 incident. Lavis described the attack as shocking and he had simply been “driving at 20mph.”