Customers inside a hair salon in Kingston 9 on Sunday had to intervene in an argument between a homosexual male and another man that they claim could have turned deadly.

Information reaching THE STAR is that about 5 p.m., the homosexual entered the salon to collect a set of house keys from a female friend who was inside the establishment.

However, while entering he allegedly brushed against a male customer who was waiting to get his hair braided.

THE STAR understands that's when things turned ugly.

"Mi only hear the gay bwoy gi out, mi know say yuh like how mi body feel but mi nuh like how yours feel, it too rough," an eyewitness told THE STAR.

She explained that it was at that point that the male customer brandished his ratchet and attempted to launch an attack. He, however, was prevented from doing so after the operators and customers intervened.

According to the witness, the man who suddenly became boisterous shouted, "A my place, a yah so mi do me head, mi nuh want nuh ... boy up yah."

One customer who was on the scene told THE STAR, "Wha shock mi most a when the ... man say, 'him a gwan like mi a look him, a him more a look me cause a him a rub up pan mi'."

She said at that point the man who claimed he could no longer take the 'disrespect' began chasing the homosexual with the knife.

"The bwoy neva have no choice but fi run outa the shop," the customer said.