A woman has been arrested after allegedly stabbing a hairdresser over a ‘bad haircut’.
Lais Gabriela Barbosa da Cunha flew into a rage at the salon in São Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday over the results of her highlighting and texturising treatment.
CCTV footage shows the 27-year-old hovering over stylist Eduardo Ferrari while he was working on another client.
With his back turned, she pulls a knife from her handbag and stabs him between the shoulder blades.
Two men immediately spring into action and restrain Da Cunha as Ferrari spins around in shock. After realising what had happened, he ran towards the exit in panic.
Separate footage shows Da Cunha being restrained by security guards, with other hairdressers seen approaching her and hitting her.
While the attack took place this week, the dispute dates back to a month ago when Da Cunha visited the salon for her hair treatment.
Staff said she appeared happy with the result when she left her appointment on April 7 and even bragged about the results on social media.
Laís Gabriela Barbosa da Cunha has been arrested after she stabbed hairstylist Eduardo Ferrari because she was not happy with her haircut
CCTV footage captured the moment Da Cunha stabbed Ferrari
The attack took place in São Paulo, Brazil , on Tuesday
But days later, she began sending complaints to the salon, demanding a refund and allegedly saying she wanted to ‘set fire’ to stylist Ferrari, 29.
Da Cunha was told there would be no refund because the procedure had been carried out ‘as agreed’, but the complaints continued.
Online, she claimed the treatment had left her looking like the comic-book character Jimmy Five, known in Portuguese as Cebolinha.
In a video, she said: ‘He took my hair and just hacked away at it with thinning scissors. As you can see, my fringe looks like Cebolinha’s.’
When she turned up unannounced at the salon on Tuesday, she demanded an immediate solution.
The building’s doorman was called to help remove her because she was causing a disturbance, moments before the stabbing took place.
After the attack, one employee managed to disarm her.
Ferrari later underwent an examination, which found the wound to be superficial.
Separate footage showed Da Cunha being restrained by security guards
In this video grab, a hairdresser hits Da Cunha as she is held by security guards
Staff later told police that Da Cunha shouted Ferrari ‘would die one way or another’ if she was not refunded and allegedly threatened to hire someone to kill him.
She reportedly confessed to the attack and admitted to making homophobic insults towards him beforehand.
Ferrari later said in a statement: ‘Our legal team is following the case closely and taking the necessary steps, as the police classified the incident as minor assault.
‘We cannot normalise or remain silent about situations like this. Attempted murder is an extremely serious crime and must be treated accordingly.
‘We will also be carrying out a full review of our security arrangements, including looking for new premises with stronger security and better protection measures to ensure the safety of Edu and our entire team.’
