Matthew Perry’s Stepmom Says Pain ‘Ketamine Queen’ Caused Is ‘Irreversible’ as She Requests Maximum Sentence
“Please give this heartless woman the maximum prison sentence so she won’t be able to hurt other families like ours,” Debbie Perry wrote
Three years after the passing of Matthew Perry, his stepmother is speaking publicly about the lasting impact of the case connected to his death. In a recent statement, she shared her perspective on the emotional toll and the need for accountability.
In a victim impact statement submitted to the court on Tuesday, April 7, Debbie Perry described the lasting impact of the actor’s death as she urged a judge to impose the maximum sentence on Jasveen Sangha — the woman prosecutors have dubbed the “Ketamine Queen.”
“The pain you’ve caused to hundreds maybe thousands is irreversible,” Debbie wrote in the statement reviewed by PEOPLE. “There is no joy… No light in the window. They won’t be back.”
She continued, “You caused this… You who has talent for business enough to make money chose the one way that hurts people.”
In her closing remarks, Debbie asked the court to ensure Sangha could not harm others in the future.
“Please give this heartless woman the maximum prison sentence so she won’t be able to hurt other families like ours,” she wrote.
This comes a day before Sangha’s sentencing hearing, which is scheduled for Wednesday, April 8.
Perry died on Oct. 28, 2023, at age 54 from the acute effects of ketamine, according to his autopsy.
Sangha, 42, was one of five defendants charged in connection with the case, which prosecutors described as a network of suppliers who exploited Perry’s addiction while prioritizing profit over safety.
Two doctors, a middleman and Perry’s live-in assistant have all accepted plea deals, according to prosecutors.
In her guilty plea last year, Sangha admitted to selling dozens of vials of liquid ketamine to Perry in October 2023 through multiple transactions. Prosecutors said she used a middleman to distribute the drugs and packaged them in unmarked containers that did not indicate their strength.
On the day of Perry’s death, his assistant injected him multiple times before discovering him unresponsive in a hot tub, according to the assistant’s plea agreement.
Prosecutors also allege that after learning of Perry’s death, Sangha instructed the intermediary to delete their messages and altered her own encrypted communications to erase records.
As part of her plea deal, she also admitted to a separate 2019 ketamine sale that resulted in another man’s fatal overdose.
Sangha has been in federal custody since her arrest in August 2024 and is seeking a sentence of time served, arguing that she is a first-time offender. Prosecutors, however, are requesting a 15-year prison sentence followed by three years of supervised release.
