Overview
- Kuala Lumpur police reclassified the Oct. 22 death of Hsieh Yu-hsin as homicide after discovering new, unspecified evidence.
- Authorities say Wee Meng Chee, known as Namewee, was the last person seen with the 31-year-old, who was found in a hotel bathtub.
- Namewee surrendered to police on Nov. 5 and his lawyer says he will cooperate with investigators.
- He previously faced brief detention on separate drug allegations connected to the timeline of events, accusations he denies.
- Investigators are awaiting autopsy and toxicology reports before releasing an official cause of death and are taking statements from hotel and transport staff.