Malaysian rapper and filmmaker Namewee has been detained in reference to the homicide of a Taiwanese social media influencer.
Namewee, whose actual identify is Wee Meng Chee, surrendered to police on Wednesday and will likely be positioned beneath remand for six days, his lawyer Joshua Tay mentioned.
Nurse turned mannequin Iris Hsieh, who had greater than half 1,000,000 followers on Instagram and in addition operated an OnlyFans account, was discovered useless in a resort bathtub in Kuala Lumpur on 22 October.
In line with native media reviews, police mentioned Wee was the final individual seen along with her earlier than her dying.
The 31-year-old, whose actual identify was Hsieh Yu-hsin, was referred to as Nurse Goddess by her followers.
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Taiwanese influencer and OnlyFans star Iris Hsieh. Pic: irisirisss900/Instagram
Police mentioned she arrived in Malaysia on 20 October for a four-day journey.
Officers are ready for the total autopsy and toxicology reviews earlier than releasing the official explanation for her dying, native media reported.
Namewee was briefly detained on the time and individually charged for drug possession and use – allegations he denied.
He mentioned he was deeply saddened by Hsieh’s dying and denied any wrongdoing.
In an Instagram submit after surrendering to police, the 42-year-old vowed to co-operate with the investigation.
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Controversial artist Namewee is understood for his satirical lyrics and movies on matters together with politics, race and faith.
In 2016, he was arrested over his music video Oh My God following complaints it was disrespectful to Islam.
He launched a observe with Australian singer Kimberley Chen in 2021 that poked enjoyable at Chinese language nationalists and touched on delicate matters, equivalent to Taiwan’s sovereignty. The pair had been banned from getting into China and the track was faraway from all Chinese language platforms.
