Matthew Perry: His longtime assistant administered the lethal ketamine injection

It is shocking what was revealed in the past hours about the circumstances in which the famous actor breathed his last. Matthew PerryWho few loved as “Chandler” in the most successful TV series ever.friends”.

According to the latest revelations, at least five people are on trial in his death, including his longtime aide, 59-year-old Kenny Iwamasa, who allegedly gave him the fatal injection of ketamine that cost him his life. The group of defendants includes Matthew Perry’s doctor, as well as drug dealers who made sure to supply him with the deadly substance — in large doses.

Matthew Perry’s assistant has pleaded guilty, saying he gave the “Friends” star the drug ketamine that caused his death, prosecutors said.

Iwamasa now faces up to 15 years in prison after four other people were named in the sordid case, including the actor’s doctor. Los Angeleswho allegedly prescribed ketamine. The case also involves a second doctor, as well as the so-called “ketamine queen” Sanja, who allegedly created a criminal organization that made thousands of dollars exploiting addicts.

“These defendants exploited Matthew Perry’s addiction problems to enrich themselves,” said federal prosecutor Martin Estrada. The investigation into the actor’s death “revealed a vast, illegal criminal network responsible for distributing large quantities of ketamine to Matthew Perry and others.”

The actor died in October 2023 from ketamine overdose. He was found unconscious in the jacuzzi at his Los Angeles residence.

The drug, which is sometimes abused to induce a stimulant or euphoria, was being taken by the actor under supervision as part of treatment for depression, but the actor “became addicted to it in the fall of 2023,” Estrada said.

The prosecutor said his personal assistant, two female doctors and a drug dealer known as the “Ketamine Queen” were among the defendants who took advantage of his vulnerabilities, illegally supplying Matthew Perry with about 20 vials of ketamine for $55,000 in cash in just two months.

One of the doctors, Salvador Plasencia, faces up to 120 years in prison.

This doctor was particularly sarcastic, according to Estrada. “I wonder how much this moron will pay,” he wrote in a text message in September 2023.

source: sky.gr

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