Matthew Perry’s toxicology report ‘should be finished’: former medical examiner

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Matthew Perry’s cause of death is still “deferred,” but a former medical examiner believes that the late actor’s toxicology report “should be finished” at this point.Dr.

Michael Baden, former chief medical examiner of New York City, noted in a new interview that although toxicology tests take time, a full report could already be complete due to information that has already been released.“They’ve got pretty much 99% of what they’re going to get at this point as far as information goes, and they can release it now, or they can wait for a couple more weeks because they’re looking for some unknown drug,” Baden told Fox News Digital in an interview, published on Friday.“They might be doing microscopic slides, but it’s now about almost two weeks, so the toxicology should be finished,” he continued.The “Friends” star was found dead at age 54 at his California home on Oct.

28. He was unresponsive at the scene and found by a bystander submerged in his hot tub.Although the identity of the person who made the 911 call has not been revealed, TMZ reports that it was Perry’s assistant.

The bystander brought Perry’s “head above the water and gotten him to the edge” before first responders arrived.Perry’s parents, Suzanne Perry and John Bennett Perry, and his stepdad, “Dateline” host Keith Morrison, were photographed at his residence shortly after news broke of his passing.Authorities found prescription drugs at the home, but no foul play was suspected.