Truro Surgeon Charged in Insurance Fraud, Harm Case

Neil Hopper, a former vascular surgeon from Truro, has been charged with insurance fraud and encouraging grievous bodily harm after allegedly causing his own leg amputations and falsely claiming sepsis as the cause to insurers. Authorities allege he purchased videos from the extreme body modification website 'The Eunuch Maker' and encouraged ringleader Marius Gustavson to remove body parts from others. Hopper's medical practice was restricted in April 2023 following his arrest in March 2023, and he has been suspended from the medical register since December 2023. He has not worked at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust since his arrest, and hospital officials emphasize there is no evidence of risk to patients. Former patients are being offered support. Hopper is due to appear in court in Bodmin to face these charges.