Ketamine Queen Sentenced for Matthew Perry's Overdose

0:00It's April 8th. From your city to your ears, this is Canada News Today, powered by AI. Tomorrow, Jasmine Sanga, the 42-year-old known as the ketamine queen, heads to court for sentencing after pleading guilty to supplying the ketamine that killed Matthew Perry. She's the third of five defendants tied to the 54-year-old actor's 2023 overdose, and the only one admitting her drugs, calls his death. Perry's family plans to speed before the judge hands down the decision. Prosecutors are pushing hard for 15 years in prison, plus three years of supervised release. They say Sanga learned her batch might have killed Perry, but kept dealing anyway, even trying to wipe digital evidence linking her to the sale. Her operation was slick, high-end, and all about profits over people. Perry's stepmother laid it bare in a victim statement, calling the pain irreversible with no joy left in their lives. She blasted Sanga for choosing money over lives, and begged the court for the maximum sentence

1:00to protect other families for more heartbreak. This all stems from Perry drowning in his Los Angeles hot tub, with ketamine ruled the main cause. He'd started with legal doses for depression, but sought extras illegally. By in 25 miles from Sanga for $6,000 cash, just four, days before he died. Another doctor got two and a half years, while Perry's assistant and a friend await their turns. This team argues jail time since her Augustin diamond is enough, highlighting her clean record, good behavior, and leading sobriety meetings inside. Whatever the judge decides, this case spotlights the deadly risks of underground drugs chasing prescription fixes.