Woman stabs her own hairdresser after ‘getting bad haircut’

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This is the moment a salon client pulled a kitchen knife from her bag and stabbed a hairstylist in the back after complaining that he had ruined her hair.

The attack happened at the Casa Ferrare salon in Barra Funda, in the west zone of São Paulo, Brazil, on May 5.

CCTV footage shows Lais Gabriela Barbosa da Cunha, 27, standing beside hairstylist Eduardo Ferrari as he works on another client’s hair.

Eduardo, 29, appears to keep talking to her while continuing with the other appointment.

Lais then suddenly reaches into her bag, pulls out what appears to be a kitchen knife, and drives it into Eduardo’s back.

The shocked hairstylist instantly jumps forward in pain as staff and security rush in before she can strike again.

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La?s Gabriela Barbosa da Cunha outside the hair salon after she stabbed a hairdresser. A woman has been arrested after allegedly stabbing a hairdresser over a ?bad haircut?. Shocking CCTV footage shows La?s Gabriela Barbosa da Cunha hovering over the stylist while he was working on another client. With his back turned, she pulled a knife from her handbag and stabbed him between the shoulder blades. Two men immediately sprang into action and restrained Da Cunha as Eduardo Ferrari spun around in shock. Realising what had happened, he ran towards the exit in panic. The attack took place in S?o Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday (5 May), as reported by NeedToKnow. However, the dispute dates back to 7 April, when Da Cunha, 27, visited the salon for a highlighting and texturising treatment. Staff said she appeared happy with the result when she left and even praised the procedure on social media. Days later, however, she began sending complaints to the salon, demanding a refund and allegedly saying she wanted to ?set fire? to Eduardo, 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. Eduardo later underwent an examination, which found the wound to be superficial. Staff later told police that Da Cunha shouted Eduardo ?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 making homophobic insults towards Eduardo beforehand. Eduardo 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.? ENDS EDITOR?S NOTES Quotations have been translated to English. Usage Licence: (SOCIAL MEDIA) We have obtained this material from a verified account on social media platforms and have reached out to the owner. Usage Restrictions: Jam Press accepts all responsibility for use on news media portals only, usage on social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube is not guaranteed.

Lais was detained and the knife was taken away (Picture: Jam Press)

Workers managed to restrain Lais and wrestle the knife away from her as other people in the salon crowded around Eduardo.

Later footage showed Lais being held by two men outside the shop while Eduardo stood nearby, still visibly shaken.

Police officers arrived at the salon and spoke to those involved before detaining Lais.

A second stylist later emerged wearing plastic gloves, holding the knife reportedly used in the attack.

Footage also shows a small puncture wound in Eduardo’s back where the blade had entered his body.

A video grab of the moment La?s Gabriela Barbosa da Cunha stabs a hairdresser in a hair salon. A woman has been arrested after allegedly stabbing a hairdresser over a ?bad haircut?. Shocking CCTV footage shows La?s Gabriela Barbosa da Cunha hovering over the stylist while he was working on another client. With his back turned, she pulled a knife from her handbag and stabbed him between the shoulder blades. Two men immediately sprang into action and restrained Da Cunha as Eduardo Ferrari spun around in shock. Realising what had happened, he ran towards the exit in panic. The attack took place in S?o Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday (5 May), as reported by NeedToKnow. However, the dispute dates back to 7 April, when Da Cunha, 27, visited the salon for a highlighting and texturising treatment. Staff said she appeared happy with the result when she left and even praised the procedure on social media. Days later, however, she began sending complaints to the salon, demanding a refund and allegedly saying she wanted to ?set fire? to Eduardo, 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. Eduardo later underwent an examination, which found the wound to be superficial. Staff later told police that Da Cunha shouted Eduardo ?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 making homophobic insults towards Eduardo beforehand. Eduardo 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.? ENDS EDITOR?S NOTES Quotations have been translated to English. Usage Licence: (SOCIAL MEDIA) We have obtained this material from a verified account on social media platforms and have reached out to the owner. Usage Restrictions: Jam Press accepts all responsibility for use on news media portals only, usage on social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube is not guaranteed.

CCTV captured the moment Lais stabbed her hairdresser (Picture: Jam Press)

Local media reported that Lais had undergone a hair procedure at the salon on April 7 involving highlights and texturising.

Witnesses told police she initially left the salon happy with the result and even posted compliments online.

But days later, she began complaining about her hair, demanding her money back, and sending threatening messages to the salon’s WhatsApp account, according to the police report.

One administrative worker reportedly told officers that Lais had said she wanted to ‘set fire’ to the hairstylist.

Eduardo told police she later demanded he fix the alleged damage or refund the money. Staff said she returned to the salon without an appointment on May 5 and became angry after being told there would be no refund.

Security had reportedly been called to remove her when she pulled the knife from her bag.

Eduardo Ferrari outside the salon after the attack. A woman has been arrested after allegedly stabbing a hairdresser over a ?bad haircut?. Shocking CCTV footage shows La?s Gabriela Barbosa da Cunha hovering over the stylist while he was working on another client. With his back turned, she pulled a knife from her handbag and stabbed him between the shoulder blades. Two men immediately sprang into action and restrained Da Cunha as Eduardo Ferrari spun around in shock. Realising what had happened, he ran towards the exit in panic. The attack took place in S?o Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday (5 May), as reported by NeedToKnow. However, the dispute dates back to 7 April, when Da Cunha, 27, visited the salon for a highlighting and texturising treatment. Staff said she appeared happy with the result when she left and even praised the procedure on social media. Days later, however, she began sending complaints to the salon, demanding a refund and allegedly saying she wanted to ?set fire? to Eduardo, 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. Eduardo later underwent an examination, which found the wound to be superficial. Staff later told police that Da Cunha shouted Eduardo ?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 making homophobic insults towards Eduardo beforehand. Eduardo 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.? ENDS EDITOR?S NOTES Quotations have been translated to English. Usage Licence: (SOCIAL MEDIA) We have obtained this material from a verified account on social media platforms and have reached out to the owner. Usage Restrictions: Jam Press accepts all responsibility for use on news media portals only, usage on social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube is not guaranteed.

Eduardo suffered no extensive injuries but is ‘shaken’ (Picture: Jam Press)

Lais later claimed in videos that Eduardo had chopped at her hair with a razor-scissor and left her fringe looking like a cartoon character, and claimed she was given a ‘chemical cut’, meaning her hair broke because of chemical use.

Salon staff denied that claim.

Lais admitted stabbing Eduardo after arguing about the refund, according to Sao Paulo’s Public Security Secretariat.

Eduardo suffered a superficial wound and underwent a forensic medical examination, and the knife was seized by the police.

The salon said in a statement that Eduardo was deeply shaken but well and out of danger.

But Eduardo’s team said they disagreed with the case being treated as bodily injury and argued it should be treated as attempted murder.

The salon said: ‘We cannot normalise or silence situations like this. Attempted murder is extremely serious and must be punished.’

The salon suspended appointments temporarily after the attack, and the case has been sent to the Special Criminal Court and remains under investigation.

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