Woman Loses Wig in Johannesburg CBD, Mzansi Horrified After Lace Human Hair Unit Gets Ripped Off by Thieves

Woman Loses Wig in Johannesburg CBD, Mzansi Horrified After Lace Human Hair Unit Gets Ripped Off by Thieves

  • A woman made a video of what she looked like after thieves tried to steal her artificial hair extensions
  • The lady's lace wig was stolen while she was in Johannesburg CBD, and the circumstances made for viral content
  • Online users were fascinated after seeing the details of how she left the city centre without her hair

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One woman on TikTok went viral after showing people what happened to her. The lady posted a video of herself after being traumatised in Johannesburg CBD.

TikTok video of victim of Johannesburg CBD wig theft
A TikTok video shows a victim of a Johannesburg CBD wig theft after the incident. Image: @michellzaf
Source: TikTok

This stunner had too many people invested. Other people admitted that they live in fear that they will one day be a victim of the same theft.

Joburg woman loses wig to thieves

A lady @michellzaf went downtown wearing a wig, and she did not come back with it. In a clip, the lady showed that her unit was coming apart.

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Watch the video below:

Online users discuss women's wig theft

Many people commented on the video; some said CBD is not a place to wear wigs. Many said they wear head coverings when they are in a dangerous part of town.

Luckiest girl in the planet said:

"What if you layered heavy amounts of glue? The embarrassment they’ll get when the wig doesn’t come off."

Playing-favourites added:

"How do they have enough time to do this much damage? Or are they using extreme force?"

Zanele_ Slie wrote:

"Saturday l said not today. l held onto my wig when l was passing MTN til I was inside the taxi."

Mohau_Moropa-Lekoko commented:

"Iyo weisti I always go to town with my wigs and I've never experienced this or witnessed it. I'm so sorry."

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Lee could relate:

"If it's installed wear a doek or cap and tuck in the rest of the hair in your jacket or just avoid wearing it, mine also got snatched I said no more."

For people fascinated by hair mishaps

Many people are often interested to see when people's hairstyles go wrong. And people are especially fascinated when hairdressers get things wrong.

One woman went viral after a hairdresser continued working with her hair while it was falling out.

Woman vents about terrifying wig snatching experience in Joburg CBD

Briefly News previously reported that a woman had a distressing experience in the bustling streets of Joburg CBD when a thief tried to grab her lace front wig off her head forcefully.

She @thick_tshidi took TikTok to vent about the traumatic incident. In her video, she revealed how her glued wig was partially ripped during the violent attack but, fortunately, did not completely come off.

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The TikTok post resonated with other ladies residing in Johannesburg, who also recounted similar incidents of wig thefts in the CBD.

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Rutendo Masasi (Human-Interest editor) Rue Masasi is a Human Interest and Entertainment writer at Briefly News who graduated with a BA (Hons) in English from Rhodes University in 2018. Rue also has 2 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za