Matthew Perry’s mum comes out fighting ahead of doctor’s trial: “You are going down, baby”

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Matthew Perry’s mother and stepfather have come out fighting ahead of the upcoming trial surrounding his death one year ago.The Friends star was found dead exactly a year ago at his Los Angeles home, aged 54.

An autopsy report ruled his manner of death as an accidental drug overdose, and showed that he died from the acute effects of ketamine, with contributing factors including drowning.Now, on the anniversary of his passing, his mother Suzanne Morrison and stepfather Keith Morrison have given an interview with The Today Show, in which they have said they are “thrilled” that a trial date has been set for March next year for two of the people accused of supplying him with drugs.“What I’m hoping, and I think the agencies that got involved in this are hoping, that people who have put themselves in the business of supplying people with the drugs that will kill them are now on notice,” Keith Morrison said. “It doesn’t matter what your professional credentials are, you are going down, baby.”In an exclusive interview with TODAY’s @SavannahGuthrie, Matthew Perry’s mom Suzanne Morrison recounted the tender moments she had with her son before his death.

Watch the full conversation on Monday, October 28 on TODAY. pic.twitter.com/Ce8uPggN9f— TODAY (@TODAYshow) October 25, 2024In the same interview, Suzanne spoke about one of the final conversations she had with her son, noting that something felt off with him. “He went through a period, interestingly enough just before he died, when he was showing me one of his new houses,” she said. “He came up to me and he said, ‘I love you so much and I’m so happy to be with you now.’ It was almost as though it was a premonition or something.