Rapper Namewee turned himself in to Malaysian police after influencer Iris Hsieh’s demise was dominated a murder.

Malaysian rapper Namewee reported to Malaysian police in Kuala Lumpur after the demise of Taiwanese influencer Iris Hsieh was upgraded to a homicide probe tied to their video challenge.

The 42-year-old artist arrived on the Dang Wangi police headquarters early Wednesday morning, November 4, carrying a black face masks and his signature beanie.

Namewee, whose authorized identify is Wee Meng Chee, reportedly turned himself in after authorities reclassified the demise of Iris Hsieh Yu-hsin as a homicide.

The 31-year-old social media persona—broadly recognized on-line because the “nurse goddess”—was discovered unresponsive in a resort bathtub on October 22.

She had traveled to Malaysia simply two days earlier to reportedly collaborate with Namewee on a video challenge.

Police initially handled Hsieh’s demise as sudden and unexplained. But on Tuesday (November 4), Kuala Lumpur authorities introduced the case had been reclassified as homicide following new developments within the investigation.

A Justice of the Peace accepted a six-day remand order, holding Namewee in custody till November 10.

His legal professional, Joshua Tay, confirmed that police had requested a seven-day detention, however the courtroom granted sooner or later much less.

The rapper additionally faces unrelated expenses for alleged drug possession and use, which he denies.

Hsieh, who had a background in nursing, constructed a robust on-line following by means of her modeling and life-style content material. Her go to to Malaysia was scheduled to final from October 20 to October 24.

Namewee first drew nationwide consideration in 2007 when a controversial parody of Malaysia’s nationwide anthem went viral.

Since then, he’s remained a divisive determine within the area’s music scene, recognized for politically charged lyrics and frequent criticism of governments, together with China’s.

Investigators proceed to evaluation resort surveillance footage, interview employees, and study journey data. Toxicology and postmortem outcomes are nonetheless pending as officers work to find out the reason for Hsieh’s demise.

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