Hairstylist gives girl, 11, brutal revenge cut after she arrived for appointment 'late'

Daily Mail​

23-04-2025

A Louisiana hairstylist gave an 11-year-old girl a revenge cut after her mother refused to pay the $25 late fee.
An unidentified mother and daughter arrived for their appointment at Draft Picks Barbershop in Baton Rouge at 5:10pm - 10 minutes past their scheduled time.
The salon charges a $25 late fee for any client that is later than 10 minutes past the scheduled time.
'My daughter said: "Well, your grace period states that I'm late after ten minutes. I was here at 5:10,"' Conchota Singleton, the child's grandmother, told WBRZ.
After refusing to pay the late fee, the hairstylist, who was also not identified, grabbed a pair of scissors and began cutting off the freshly done braids on the preteen's head, surveillance footage posted to Singleton's Facebook page showed
'There's ways to handle things. You can't take the law into your own hands,' Singleton criticized to WBRZ.
The hairstylist had canceled the April 14 appointment and had asked them to come in the day after for the service, which the mother and daughter agreed to, the grandmother said in a Facebook post.
'Now, keep in mind my daughter had to pay for the entire hairstyle services upfront. So she paid for the hair services and the stylist canceled y'all,' she wrote on the social platform.
The salon charges a $25 late fee for any client that is later than 10 minutes past the scheduled time. They arrived at 5:10 and the stylist had canceled the appointment the day before
'So she braids my granddaughter's hair and when my daughter refused to pay $25 she threatens to take my granddaughter's hair down.'
The stylist then picked up a pair of sheers and began cutting the girl's hair after a tense conversation with the mother.
The mother, who is six months pregnant, then attempted to grab her daughter's hair and pull it away from the stylist and the pair began to tussle over the young girl's hair, surveillance showed.
While jerking the girl's head around, the stylist tries to cut the long braids off her head as the mother tries to push her hand away, but the stylist continued anyway.
Despite repeated attempted to get away from the scissors, the stylist continued to try to get the scissors in there to cut the girl's hair off, eventually cutting open the mother's hand, the grandmother said.
Eventually, a barber and another client across the salon get up to break up the fight. And despite the men getting in the middle, the stylist doesn't let go of the girl's hair, surveillance showed.
For several moments, the stylists have a standoff before she eventually lets go, ripping off the black cape around the girl's neck.
The girl then pulled her mother out of the shop.
Draft Picks told DailyMail.com in a statement that the hairstylist no longer works for the company.
'We want to be clear: we do not condone or tolerate the actions that this stylist displayed,' owner, TJ Malveaux, told DailyMail.com.
'We extend our sincerest apologies to the client and family affected, and to anyone who may feel uneasy as a result of this situation. This incident does not reflect the values or standards we uphold at Draft Picks.
'At Draft Picks Barbershop, the safety, comfort, and satisfaction of our clients are our top priorities.'