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Malaysian Rapper Namewee Remanded as Police Reclassify Taiwanese Influencer’s Death as Murder

Police say new evidence prompted the murder probe, with forensic results still pending on the Taiwanese influencer’s cause of death.

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FILE - Wee Meng Chee, left, a Malaysian rapper popularly known as Namewee, is escorted by plainclothes policemen on his arrival at the magistrate court in Penang, Malaysia, Aug. 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Gary Chuah, File)
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Overview

  • Namewee, 42, surrendered at Kuala Lumpur’s Dang Wangi police station on Nov 5 and was ordered held until Nov 10 to assist the investigation, authorities said.
  • Kuala Lumpur police reclassified Iris Hsieh’s Oct 22 hotel death as murder under Section 302 following further inquiries.
  • Investigators are awaiting post-mortem and toxicology reports and are reviewing CCTV and recording statements from hotel staff, security and transport personnel.
  • Police previously said nine blue pills suspected to be ecstasy were found and that an initial urine screen for Namewee was positive; he faces separate drug charges, denies wrongdoing and has a Dec 18 court date reported by local media.
  • Malaysia’s home minister said the decision to classify the case as murder was based on evidence gathered according to procedure.