Malaysian rapper Namewee has turned himself in to the police for investigations into the death of Taiwanese influencer Iris Hsieh, also known as Hsieh Yu-hsin.

In a social media post early this morning (Nov 5), the 42-year-old, whose real name is Wee Meng Chee, wrote: "I just arrived in Kuala Lumpur from Johor Bahru and had contacted the police earlier to arrange for a reporting time.