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Several may face charges in 'Friends' actor Matthew Perry's death: Police

Several may face charges in 'Friends' actor Matthew Perry's death: Police

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, Wednesday, 26 June 2024 (17:59 IST)
Los Angeles: Eight months after "Friends" actor Matthew Perry died from "acute effects of ketamine", authorities reportedly believe "multiple people" should be charged for his untimely death.
 
Perry's death probe is "nearing its conclusion", a source has told People magazine. The insider also said it was upto the US Attorney's Office on whether to press charges.
 
The 54-year-old actor, who immortalised Chandler Bing's character in the 1990s romcom, died October 28, 2023 in an apparent drowning in a hot tub at his home in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles.
 
Los Angeles Police Department officials confirmed to Fox News Digital that the department is still actively working on the investigation.
 
"The Department has an open and ongoing investigation into Matthew Perry‘s death," the authorities said.
 
Trace amounts of ketamine were detected in his stomach, according to Perry's autopsy. The intake method of which is still unknown in his case.
 
Other conditions that contributed to his death included "coronary artery disease, buprenorphrine effects," the report said. "Prescription medications and loose pills" were also found at his residence, according to the autopsy.
 
The "Fools Rush In" actor was already dead when first responders arrived at the scene.
 
Perry, who was born in Massachusetts and raised in Canada, was 24 years old when he began portraying Chandler Bing on the sitcom "Friends".
 
"Friends" is one of the most-watched shows on television and now on OTT, had debuted on NBC in 1994 and starred Perry, Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow and David Schwimmer.

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