Barber jailed after shaving boy’s head to punish him

A BARBER who gave a 10-year-old boy a humiliating haircut has been sent to jail for eight months.

The youngster was given a number one all over as punishment for trying to use a razor himself. But after being laughed at by people sitting around him, he felt so humiliated he called the police.

When the police arrested Abdulrahim Omar, he said he had done it to teach the boy a lesson. He wanted the boy to understand that razors were dangerous.

Omar, 21, of Bedford, pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm and was jailed for eight months. He had no previous convictions. Luton Crown Court was told the boy was also made to sweep up his cut hair.

Prosecutor Alex Radley said: “The young man was proud of his hairstyle and felt that it was important to him. He suffered psychological and physical harm.”

Ahtiq Raja, mitigating, said: “Mr Omar recognises he made a grave mistake. He fully understands it now. He is of previous good character and pleaded guilty at the first opportunity and is very, very sorry for his actions. He knows there is no excuse and knows what he has done is fundamentally wrong. The actions were a one-off.”

Jailing him, Judge Richard Foster said: “This offence was the premeditated humiliation of a 10-year-old. It was despicable conduct to treat a child in that way.” He added: “There is no excuse for what you did. It was a most disgusting piece of humiliation.”