A pintail comb is a metal comb with a long pointed end for styling the hair. The judge sent a warning to parents, though he said he accepted the fashion industry might ignore him.

A judge today warned of the dangers of wearing Afro combs as fashion accessories as he handed a life sentence to a 16-year-old girl who used one to fatally stab another girl in a dispute over boys.

Rebecca Douglas spiked Julie Sheriff in the head with the comb's metal handle in a row in May 2011. ... "We heard evidence that a pintail comb can be used as a lethal weapon," he said.

A 16-year-old girl has been given a life sentence for killing a teenager with an Afro comb. Rebecca Douglas, who was 15 at the time, spiked 16-year-old Julie Sheriff's head with the pointed metal ...

A 16-year-old girl has been given a life sentence for killing a teenager with an Afro comb. Rebecca Douglas, who was 15 at the time, spiked 16-year-old Julie Sheriff's head with the pointed metal ...

The jury was shown a replica of the black comb, also known as a pin-tail comb, with a pointed metal handle. ... He said: "We heard evidence that a pintail comb can be used as a lethal weapon.

Rebecca Douglas spiked Julie Sheriff in the head with the comb's metal handle in a row in May 2011. ... "We heard evidence that a pintail comb can be used as a lethal weapon," he said.

A 16-year-old girl has been given a life sentence for killing a teenager with an Afro comb. Rebecca Douglas, who was 15 at the time, stabbed 16-year-old Julie Sheriff in the head with the pointed ...