A furious customer slapped a barber when he cut his hair too short.

The 50-year-old customer asked the stylist for a high fade cut with short trim on top at a shop in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 24.

However, the customer complained about the result, saying the barber Surawut, 37, made him look like a shaven-headed Buddhist monk.

CCTV footage shows the middle-aged man telling Surawut off. He then stands up from his chair and slaps the barber in the head.

The customer said: ‘You can't cut it short like this, I'm not ordaining as a monk.'

The barber shop owner, Dol, 41, rushed to calm the man down and apologised, but he tried to aim another slap at Surawut, whom he shoved to the ground and kneeled in front of him.

He slapped Surawut again, prompting another customer to help keep the angry man away from the employee.

Police were later called to the shop to intervene, and the owner, Dol, said they would press charges against the customer.

Dol said: ‘I watched the video. He is a low-class man assaulting a barber as if he is not human.'

The barber of seven years, Surawut, said he used a number ten blade and a hair clipper for only a minute on the customer, but he was already complaining.

He said: ‘I wanted to resolve the argument, but he was not listening.'