Matthew Perry drugs death: 'Remorseful' doctor bailed

Dr Mark Chavez is among five people charged over the Friends star's death in Los Angeles last year.

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Mark Chavez was bailed at the hearing in Los Angeles on Friday during which he agreed to stop practising medicine. He is "incredibly remorseful", his lawyer said.

Dr Chavez, one of five people charged over Perry's death, has agreed a plea deal with prosecutors, but did not enter it formally during the hearing.

Perry, 54, died at his Los Angeles home last October. A post-mortem examination found a high concentration of the drug ketamine in his blood and determined the "acute effects" of the controlled substance had killed him.

Police announced the results of their investigation and two weeks ago.

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