Thieves Steal Woman's Bag, Phone.......and Hair

[Kor37 9]

Thieves Steal Woman's Bag, Phone -- and Hair

Reuters

RIO DE JANEIRO (Jan. 18) - In a new twist in Rio de Janeiro's crime annals, scissor-wielding thieves clipped off the long, flowing locks of a 22-year-old Brazilian woman as she rode in a city bus.

 

"We got on at the same stop and they sat behind me," sales assistant Mirna Marchetti said. "Then all of a sudden I felt someone pulling my hair. My friend tried to help me but they just cut it off, right at the base."

 

The thieves also stole her handbag and her mobile phone before escaping, she told reporters Wednesday after the incident the previous night.

 

Marchetti's hair was dark, straight and reached down to her waist. She said she had not cut it for four years. Police suspect the thieves hope to sell the hair to a hairdresser.

 

Beauty salons in Rio can charge more than 500 reais, or $250 for top-quality hair extensions, salon owner Rosangela Castro said.

 

Muggers in crime-plagued Rio de Janeiro often target bus passengers, sometimes robbing a whole bus at gun point.

 

"This is a new kind of crime,' said a police officer at the station where the report was filed. "They really did mean to steal her hair."

 

 

 

Oh yeah.......thats my next vacation destination alright...........

[KIMIMELA 1]

How stupid! Don't those guys have anything else to do? I'm in England, but crime isn't really much different anyway, we have Chavs I bet they wouldn't like it if we cut off their .... and sold it to health researchers!

 

Pathetic. Well at least the woman is still alive. It'll grow back =)

Edited January 18, 2007 by xXTrekkieCaraXx

[He Who Shall Not Be Named 2]

At least she got a free haircut out of the deal.

[trekz 7]

Maybe the young women's friend paniced and said, "Now cut that out!" and they did!

[Theunicornhunter 2]

I'm a little surprised at how flippant you're all being about this.

 

No, she wasn't murdered but this isn't funny either - it was a horrible, personal violation. "It'll grow back" is a little on the callous side. It took years to get where she was - not to mention she may look pretty ugly until it does - it's not clear just how much of a butch job they did but I'm sure they weren't concerned with how she looked.

 

It's pure meanness on someone's part.