Bad hair day: Chinese man arrested for attacking barber with his own clippers
- Customer manhandles stylist and shaves his head in dispute over his scissor skills
- Attacker gets to watch his unwanted style grow out from comfort of a detention centre
A man from southwest China who shaved the head of a barber he accused of giving him a bad haircut has been charged with assault, according to local media reports.
The victim, surnamed Li, called the police after a customer named Chen attacked him on March 31 at his barbershop, Chinanews.com reported on Tuesday.
In video footage published by Pearvideo.com, Chen is seen complaining to staff about Li’s handiwork at the salon in Chongqing.
“This is a picture of the style I wanted,” he says, pointing to an image on his phone and then to his hair. “Now look at this. Here, I’ll give you a haircut.”
Chen, who is much bigger than Li, then picks the barber up and tries to force him into a chair. The pair wrestle for a while, but Li eventually acquiesces and sits still as Chen starts to shave his head.
Police later apprehended Chen and detained him on a charge of assault, the newspaper report said. It did not say how long he would spend in custody.