A popular ethnic Chinese Malaysian rapper and filmmaker was detained Wednesday to assist police in their investigation into the murder of a Taiwanese social media influencer, the rapper’s lawyer said.

Wee Meng Chee, popularly known as Namewee, surrendered to police early Wednesday and will be placed under remand for six days, said his lawyer Joshua Tay.

Police said Tuesday they were searching for Wee after they reclassified Hsieh Yu-hsin’s death as a murder following the discovery of unspecified new evidence.

Hsieh, 31, who had more than half a million followers on Instagram and also operated an OnlyFans account, was found dead in a hotel bathtub in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 22.

According to local media reports, police said Wee was the last person seen with her before her death.

Wee was

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