Kuala Lampur, Oct. 27 -- KOTA TINGGI, Oct 27 - Police arrested a 41-year-old man suspected of hacking a settler to death with an axe at Felda Lok Heng Selatan last night.

Johor police chief Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad said the suspect was arrested by a joint team from the state contingent and district police at a palm oil plantation here at 10.26am today.

"Police seized a motorcycle and an axe from the suspect.

"Investigators believe that the axe was the murder weapon," he said in a statement today.

Ab Rahaman added that background checks revealed that the local suspect had six previous criminal and drug-related offences.

The incident occurred at 7.56pm last night, when a 68-year-old Felda settler was found covered in blood, with slash wo...