Following the arrests of five individuals in relation to the death of Matthew Perry, court documents have revealed further heartbreaking claims.
Fans of the Friends star were left heartbroken after it was announced that the actor had been found unresponsive in a hot tub at his Los Angeles residence back on October 28.
The actor was shortly pronounced dead aged just 54.
In December, a toxicology report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office determined that Perry succumbed to "the acute effects of ketamine".
At the time, the manner of death was ruled an accident.
However, BBC News reported this week that five individuals have since been arrested and charged in connection to the actor's tragic death.
Those charged are doctors Salvador Plasencia and Mark Chavez, "Ketamine Queen" Jasveen Sangha, alleged street dealer Erik Fleming, and Perry's personal live-in assistant Kenneth Iwamasa.
"These defendants took advantage of Mr Perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves," US Attorney Martin Estrada said on Thursday. "They knew what they were doing was risking great danger to Mr Perry, but they did it anyway."
Iwamasa is accused of helping to supply Perry with around 20 vials of ketamine - purchased for $55,000 - prior to the actor's death.
As the probe into Perry's death continues, more chilling details surrounding the days leading up to October 28 have emerged.
It has been reported that, in one instance, Plascencia realized the actor's life was hanging by a thread when he suffered an episode during a "large" dosage.
Perry reportedly appeared to “freeze up” and his blood pressure skyrocketed after he was administered a “large dose” of ketamine. “Let’s not do that again,” Plascencia reportedly texted Iwamasa, who lived with Perry and was his assistant since 1994, per The New York Post.
However, the pair did not stop as it has been claimed that Iwamasa administered at least 27 shots of ketamine to his employer during the final five days of his life. Prosecutors allege that three of those shots resulted in his “death and serious bodily injury," per the outlet.
Iwamasa - who has no medical training - was allegedly receiving instruction from Dr. Plascencia.
The 59-year-old has now claimed to authorities that Perry asked him for multiple doses before the star was found unresponsive in his hot tub.
After the first dose, Iwamasa gave Perry another one four hours later. And then another 40 minutes after that.
The personal assistant claims that, before the third and final injection, the 17 Again star told him: "Shoot me up with a big one" - before instructing Iwamasa to prepare the hot tub, per the New York Post.
Iwamasa then left the actor while he ran errands.
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The claims were made in newly released police documents, in which, Iwamasa claims to have supplied Perry with 27 doses of the drug in the five days before the star's death.
Prosecutors are now arguing that the final three doses results in "death and serious bodily injury".
They believe the final dose was supplied by Sangha.
Both Dr. Plasencia and Sangha have each been charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine, while Fleming, Iwamasa, and Chavez have all taken plea deals in exchange for pleading guilty to various charges, including conspiracy to distribute ketamine and conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death.
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