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A Malaysian rapper has been detained by police as part of a homicide investigation into the death of a Taiwanese influencer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Namewee, 42, turned himself into authorities to “assist in the investigation,” police said, per BBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
He was the last person seen with 31-year-old influencer Iris Hsieh, who was found dead in a hotel bathtub in Malaysia on Oct. 22<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
A Malaysian rapper has been detained by police as part of a homicide investigation into the death of a Taiwanese influencer.<\/p>\n
Namewee, 42, whose real name is Wee Meng Chee, turned himself into police on Wednesday, Nov. 5, and has been put in remand for six days, his lawyer, Joshua Tay, said, per the Associated Press<\/a>, BBC<\/a> and The Guardian<\/em><\/a>. Police said he is in custody to “assist in the investigation,” BBC reported.<\/p>\n The rapper was the last person seen with 31-year-old influencer Hsieh Yu-hsin, better known as Iris Hsieh, before she was found dead in a hotel bathtub in Malaysia around 1:40 p.m. on Oct. 22, Malaysian paper\u00a0The Star<\/em><\/a> previously reported.<\/p>\n According to local outlet the\u00a0New Straits Times<\/em><\/a>, a police chief later confirmed the death is being investigated as a murder case.<\/p>\n It’s unclear how exactly Hsieh \u2014\u00a0who had about 550,000 followers on\u00a0Instagram<\/a> and an OnlyFans account \u2014 died. Police said, per BBC, that they are awaiting post-mortem and toxicology results.<\/p>\n Namewee called emergency services that day and was subsequently arrested after officers allegedly found pills believed to be ecstasy, per the outlet.<\/p>\n Police said the rapper was released after pleading not guilty to drug-related charges at the Jalan Duta Court on Oct 24, The Star <\/em>reported.<\/p>\n