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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Kelly Rissman

Girl, 11, and her braids helplessly stuck in tug-of-war between mom and hairdresser in fight over $25 late fee

A hairy situation turned bloody at a barbershop after a hairdresser started chopping off a girl’s new braids after her mother allegedly refused to pay a $25 late fee.

An 11-year-old girl had an appointment to get her hair braided in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but she and her mother, who is six months pregnant, showed up 10 minutes late, the girl’s grandmother Conchota Singleton said in a social media post. The 10-minute grace period was a policy issued by the stylist, who was an independent contractor, according to the shop owner.

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