According to the late actor's arrested assistant, Matthew Perry, the latter requested multiple doses of ketamine on the day he died. The assistant, found guilty in the death of the "Friends" actor, testified before the investigators, saying that Perry had asked him to give him a dose of ketamine.
Kenneth Iwamasa testified that he gave him a dose at 8:30 a.m. and then, four hours later, while he was watching a movie, Perry asked him for another dose. 40 minutes later, he asked for a higher dose. "Give me a bigger dose," Perry is alleged to have told the assistant, adding that she wanted him to get the bathtub ready.
Kenneth got them ready and went to run some errands. When he returned, he found Perry upside down in the jacuzzi. The actor was found drowned in a bathtub at his home in Los Angeles on October 28, 2023. An autopsy later revealed that Perry died at the age of 54 due to ketamine.
Ketamine is an anesthetic used to treat depression. Buprenorphine, an opioid often used to treat people who are addicted to heroin, also contributed to Perry's death, the report found.
Thanks to a detailed investigation, it was revealed that several people had a hand in the death of Matthew Perry, who knew the consequences of selling and injecting ketamine for the actor's health, but again, with the aim of monetary benefits, sold it to him. Five people were arrested in connection with Perry's death, including the assistant, two doctors Mark Chavez and Salvador Plasencia, the drug dealer Jasveen Sangha, known as the "Queen of Ketamine", and Erik Fleming.
Perry's final days were described as "days in search of more doses of the narcotic substance," according to the police report. During these days, the 5 arrested people took advantage of the actor's addiction to get rich.
Officials said Perry became increasingly addicted to ketamine, and he was forced to turn to illegal dealers after his request to obtain ketamine from a local clinic was denied. The report stated that Perry's addiction was life-threatening, as the actor had been found unconscious several times before and had difficulty speaking and moving after injecting the dose.
According to Iwamasa's statement, part of his job was to coordinate Perry's doctor's appointments and make sure he took his medication. Iwamasa said he was introduced to Plasencia as a source who brought the drugs. Plasencia at one point discussed with the other doctor charged in the case, Chavez, how much money they could make from Perry, according to court documents. Prosecutors allege that Chavez supplied the actor with 22 bottles of ketamine and ketamine tablets through a fake prescription.
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