Matthew Perry's stepmother says 'Ketamine Queen' should get maximum sentence
Matthew Perry's stepmother says 'Ketamine Queen' should get maximum sentenceJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePaul GlynnCulture reporterGetty ImagesA medical examiner ruled Matthew Perry's death was an accident caused by the acute effects of ketamineLate Friends actor Matthew Perry's stepmother has asked a judge to hand the maximum possible prison sentence to the woman who sold the drugs that ultimately killed him.Jasveen Sangha, known as Ketamine Queen, caused "irreversible" damage, Debbie Perry said in a victim impact statement submitted to a California court on Tuesday."The pain you've caused to hundreds maybe thousands is irreversible," she wrote. "There is no joy... No light in the window. They won't be back."Sangha could face more than six decades in prison when she's sentenced on Wednesday. She previously admitted five charges including one count of distributing ketamine resulting in death or serious bodily injury.Perry was found unresponsive in the jacuzzi of his Los Angeles home in 2023. His death was later declared by medical officials in LA to have been an accident caused by the "acute effects of ketamine".His stepmother's statement continued: "You caused this... You who has talent for business enough to make money chose the one way that hurts people."She added: "Please give this heartless woman the maximum prison sentence so she won't be able to hurt other families like ours."Sangha, a dual US-UK citizen who has been in federal custody since 2024, has reportedly apologised to Perry's family.Speaking to the Sun from prison, she said: "There are no excuses for what I did. I am deeply sorry for the pain I caused, especially to Matthew's family." Perry, best known for playing wise-cracking Chandler Bing in the long-running 1990s US TV sitcom, struggled for decades with substance addiction and had been taking ketamine as p...المصدر: BBC Entertainment | Source: BBC Entertainment
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