Matthew Perry: Five charged in connection with Friends star’s death [Video]

Five people have been charged in connection to the death of Friends star Matthew Perry, police have said.

The charges related to the actor’s accidental ketamine overdose last year were announced by United States Attorney Martin Estrada at a press conference on Thursday.

Mr Estrada said the people involved, who include a personal assistant to Perry and two doctors, “took advantage” after the actor fell back into addiction.

Two of the defendants, including Perry’s assistant, have pleaded guilty to charges already, and a third person has agreed to plead guilty, it was said.

Mr Estrada said some of those involved could face lengthy sentences including life in prison.

Reporters were told large amounts of ketamine were sold for thousands of dollars to Perry and the defendants later tried to “cover up” what they had done by deleting messages and falsifiying medical records.

Mr Estrada said the doctors supplied Perry with a large amount of ketamine …