Man beaten over Beckham haircut

Three men who assaulted a man because his hairstyle resembled David Beckham's mohican-style haircut face up to five years in jail, Tongzhou district prosecutors said yesterday.

One member of the group, surnamed Zhang, spotted his neighbor sporting what he described as a David Beckham haircut when he returned to his home in Tongzhou district at around 4 pm on Aug 12 after drinking.

Zhang became furious and attempted to provoke the victim, surnamed Huang, according to a press release from Tongzhou prosecutors.