Studio engineer Freckles said that it was more than 10 years of pent-up frustration that caused him to attack and beat Rastafarian singer Luciano with a piece of metal pipe last week.

Friday at a gas station on Dunrobin Avenue, St Andrew, producer, songwriter and booking agent Freckles took a piece of iron and repeatedly beat singer Luciano, whose real name is Jepther McClymont, in retaliation for what he claims was an incident that took place in August 1998.

Police have confirmed hearing about the incident, but could not give any details.

Efforts to reach Luciano were unsuccessful. His booking agent confirmed that the singer had been attacked but she did not want to give details about the incident.