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Popular Rapper in Custody After Influencer Is Found Dead in Bathtub
Malaysian rapper Namewee remains in police custody as authorities extend his remand amid a murder probe into Taiwanese influencer Iris Hsieh's death, reclassified from sudden death.
- On Monday, a Kuala Lumpur court extended Namewee's remand as police continue investigating the murder of Taiwanese influencer Iris Hsieh Yu-hsin.
- Police reclassified Iris Hsieh Yu-hsin's Oct 22 death as murder on Nov 4 after she was found unresponsive in a Jalan Conlay high-end hotel bathtub while working with Namewee.
- Namewee surrendered to Kuala Lumpur police on Nov 5 after being named a person of interest and pledged to cooperate; he faced Oct 24 drug charges, tested positive for amphetamines, methamphetamine, ketamine, and THC.
- Tay told reporters the magistrate approved a further remand, with the court granting an extension "for another three days" for investigation.
- Forensic tests may take up to three months to finish, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution said authorities followed procedures amid intense public interest in Namewee and Iris Hsieh.
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