Almost a year after the physical departure of Matthew Perry, new information continues to emerge. Official documents revealed that the American actor's assistant cleaned the death scene.
According to the Daily Mail, a medium that had access to court documents in the case, Perry's assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, who is part of the group of detainees, "cleaned" the scene where the artist was found by removing the ketamine from the site. at his home in Los Angeles, on October 28, 2023.
The official report determined that Perry died from the acute effects of ketamine, and that drowning was a side effect.
Involved
The arrest of five people related to the death of the television star continues to reveal new details regarding the way in which the “Friends” singer lost his life.
After an exhaustive investigation that involved the DEA, the Los Angeles police and the postal service, two doctors are also detained: Salvador Plasencia, who allegedly prescribed the medication to Perry, and Mark Chávez, allegedly in charge of supplying ketamine to Plasencia using false prescriptions.
Another of the suspects who was detained was Jasveen Sangha, a drug dealer known as the "Ketamine Queen" accused of providing the lethal dose that killed Perry. Erik Fleming, who was in charge of transporting the drugs, was also arrested.
The police report said Fleming had worked with Kenny to get the drug for Matthew Perry. In a text message to his assistant, Fleming wrote: “I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t have the ability to make some money.”
How did you clean up the scene?
According to the data provided, Iwamasa administered a first dose to Perry during the morning.
Four hours later, while the artist was watching a movie, he asked his assistant for another dose. Finally, the actor asked Kenneth for a third portion in addition to telling him to “prepare” the jacuzzi for him.
Some time later, Iwamasa left the residence for a few hours, finding Perry drowned in his hot tub upon his return.
The information stated that Iwamasa, upon seeing what had happened, removed the doses of ketamine, as well as syringes and other utensils before the paramedics arrived, whom he called himself.
Perry's assistant allegedly spoke with the person in charge of transporting the drugs to the actor through Iwamasa, to tell him that he had removed the ketamine tests.
Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine, while Fleming pleaded guilty to distributing it. As for the doctors, they pleaded not guilty to multiple felony charges.
Another piece of information that came to light was that Perry spent at least $55 on ketamine vials and injections in the 29 days before his overdose.
