Furious woman stabs hairdresser because she was angry with her haircut

By SABRINA PENTY, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 12:17, 7 May 2026 | Updated: 12:21, 7 May 2026 A woman has been arrested after allegedly stabbing a hairdresser over a 'bad haircut'. CCTV footage shows Laís Gabriela Barbosa da Cunha 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 runs towards the exit in panic. Separate footage shows Da Cunha, 27, being restrained by security guards, with other hairdressers seen approaching her and hitting her.  The attack took place in São Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday, but the dispute dates back to a month ago when Da Cunha visited the salon for a highlighting and texturising 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.' The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.