U.K. Girl Unknowingly Had "Friend From Hell" Tattooed On Her Back

October 19, 2007 1:33 p.m. EST

Dorset, England (AHN) - A teenage-girl just wanted to impress her mother by having the word "mum" tattooed on her back in Chinese letters. After the tattoo was completed, the girl found out that the symbols meant "Friend from hell."

A local paper said Charlene Williams, 19, only discovered something was wrong with her tattoo when a passing Chinese woman shouted at her, "Evil, evil, very bad."

"I was shocked and angry, Charlene said. "Dad joked it said chicken chow mein."

"It was worse than that."

The 19-year old girl said she paid $20.43 when she had the Chinese characters tattooed on her back four years ago in Poole, Dorset.

After the horrifying incident, Charlene covered the characters with an image of a leaf design tattoo that cost $81.72.