Doctor pleads guilty in connection with death of Friends star Matthew Perry

Mark Chavez, a doctor from San Diego, formally admitted conspiring to distribute the surgical anaesthetic ketamine during a change-of-plea hearing on Wednesday
Doctor pleads guilty in connection with death of Friends star Matthew Perry
Dr Mark Chavez, a physician from San Diego (Damian Dovarganes/AP)

One of two doctors charged in connection with actor Matthew Perry’s death has pleaded guilty in a federal court in Los Angeles, after reaching a deal with prosecutors.

Mark Chavez, a doctor from San Diego, formally admitted conspiring to distribute the surgical anaesthetic ketamine during a change-of-plea hearing on Wednesday.

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