A barber who gave a young boy a ‘Number 1’ haircut as a punishment while others sat around and laughed has been jailed for eight months.
When the ten-year-old kid was forced to sweep up the hair, he suffered “psychological and physical trauma,” according to the evidence presented before the Luton crown court.
Abdulrahim Omar, 21, shaved off the boy’s hair to punish him for trying to use an electric razor on himself. The boy was so humiliated he called 999, the court was told.
When the cops apprehended Omar, he told them he wanted to teach the youngster about the dangers of razors.
“The young man was proud of his hairstyle and felt that it was important to him. He suffered psychological and physical harm,” Prosecutor Alex Radley said.
On February 18, Omar, a Bedford resident, pled guilty to causing actual bodily harm and was sentenced Monday.
Defense Ahtiq Raja said, “Mr. Omar recognizes 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.”
The judge said the offense was a “premeditated humiliation of a 10-year-old”.
“It was a despicable conduct to treat a child in that way,” he said.
“This offense was the premeditated humiliation of a 10-year-old. It was despicable conduct to treat a child in that way.”
He told him: ‘There is no excuse for what you did. It was a most disgusting piece of humiliation.’
Abdulrahim Omar had no previous convictions and pleaded guilty to the charge of ABH. He was sentenced at Luton Crown Court to eight months in prison, although it may yet be suspended.
“This crosses custody threshold. The only question is whether I suspend it or not,” said Judge Richard Foster.
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He should be made to get the same hair cut and keep it for at least a year.