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Assistant who injected Matthew Perry with ketamine sentenced to over three years
Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty over role in Friends actor’s death from drug overdose in 2023 Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The personal assistant who injected Matthew Perry with ketamine several times with no medical training, including on the day the Friends actor was found dead in a hot tub at his Los Angeles residence, was sentenced to three years and five months in prison on Wednesday. Kenneth Iwamasa, 61, had pleaded guilty to distributing ketamine that resulted in death or serious bodily injury. The sentence handed down to him matched what prosecutors requested. Continue reading...
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Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty over role in Friends actor’s death from drug overdose in 2023 Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The personal assistant who injected Matthew Perry with ketamine several times with no medical training, including on the day the Friends actor was found dead in a hot tub at his Los Angeles residence, was sentenced to three years and five months in prison on Wednesday. Kenneth Iwamasa, 61, had pleaded guilty to distributing ketamine that resulted in death or serious bodily injury. The sentence handed down to him matched what prosecutors requested. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s linked item, Assistant who injected Matthew Perry with ketamine sentenced to over three years, Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty over role in Friends actor’s death from drug overdose in 2023 Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The personal assistant who injected Matthew Perry with ketamine several times with no medical training, including on the day the Friends actor was found dead in a hot tub at his Los Angeles residence, was sentenced to three years and five months in prison on Wednesday. Kenneth Iwamasa, 61, had pleaded guilty to distributing ketamine that resulted in death or serious bodily injury. The sentence handed down to him matched what prosecutors requested. Continue reading…
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