Nearly three years after Perry’s passing, Debbie Perry shared a victim impact statement with the court on April 7, describing the deep and lasting grief left behind. She urged the judge to give Jasveen Sangha the maximum sentence.
In her statement, Debbie said the suffering caused by Sangha has affected countless people and cannot be undone. She expressed that the loss has left an emptiness that will never be filled, emphasizing that those who are gone will not return.
She also criticized Sangha’s actions, saying that despite having the ability to succeed in business, she chose a path that caused harm to others.
Debbie concluded by asking the court to ensure Sangha cannot hurt anyone else in the future, urging a sentence that would protect other families from similar pain.
Her statement comes just before Sangha’s sentencing hearing on April 8.
Matthew Perry died on October 28, 2023, at the age of 54 due to the effects of ketamine, according to an autopsy.
Sangha, 42, is one of five people charged in the case, which prosecutors say involved a group supplying drugs while taking advantage of Perry’s addiction for profit.
Others involved — including two doctors, an intermediary, and Perry’s live-in assistant — have already agreed to plea deals.
Sangha previously admitted to selling multiple vials of ketamine to Perry in October 2023 through several transactions, often using a middleman and packaging the drugs without labels indicating their strength.
According to court documents, on the day Perry died, his assistant administered several injections before later finding him unresponsive in a hot tub.
Prosecutors also claim that after learning of Perry’s death, Sangha attempted to cover her tracks by telling the intermediary to delete messages and altering her own communications.
As part of her plea agreement, she admitted involvement in a separate 2019 ketamine sale that led to another fatal overdose.
Sangha has been in federal custody since August 2024 and is asking for a sentence limited to time already served, citing her lack of prior offenses. Prosecutors, however, are seeking a 15-year prison term followed by three years of supervised release.
