2 h. ago Patients of NHS surgeon Neil Hopper worried their operations weren't necessary

Neil Hopper, who deliberately froze his legs to result in their amputation, appeared before Truro Crown Court where he accepted gaining £466,653.81 from insurers

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5 h. ago Patients of disgraced surgeon Neil Hopper who amputated his own legs for sick sexual fantasy fear they were victims of unnecessary surgery

Hopper, 49, has been jailed for 32 months after pleading guilty to five charges, during his appearance before Truro Crown Court on Thursday afternoon.

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5 h. ago This Morning guest jailed after causing loss of own legs in twisted sexual act

This Morning guest and former surgeon Neil Hopper has been jailed for 32 months after causing his legs to be amputated in a twisted sexual act after claiming he had sepsis

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7 h. ago NHS surgeon 'obsessed' with amputation jailed for fraud over removal of his own legs

The court how the 49-year-old had a 'sexual interest in becoming an amputee'

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8 h. ago NHS surgeon jailed for fraud over amputation of his own legs

Neil Hopper, of St Erme, Truro, Cornwall, entered guilty pleas to the five charges against him at Truro Crown Court.

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8 h. ago NHS surgeon who had his legs removed to satisfy sexual interest is jailed for fraud

Neil Hopper took nearly £500,000 from insurers after falsely claiming he needed amputation because of sepsisA surgeon who froze his legs so they would require amputation to satisfy a sexual obsession before making nearly £500,000 in insurance claims has been jailed.Neil Hopper, a 49-year-old vascular surgeon, was given 32 months after he pleaded guilty to two charges of fraud by false representation. This related to claims made to insurance companies that his legs had been amputated because of sepsis rather than self-inflicted injury. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Surgeon who performed amputations had his own legs removed for 'sexual gratification'

Neil Hopper, 49, used dry ice to freeze his legs to the extent they were no longer viable and required amputation as it emerged in court that he had connections to a man called the 'Eunuch Maker'

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9 h. ago Surgeon ‘obsessed’ with amputation used dry ice to freeze legs to point of removal and claimed £460k payout

Neil Hopper, 49, has been jailed for 32 months for lying to insurers about the removal of his own legs and possessing extreme pornography

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9 h. ago Surgeon who was part of Eunuch Maker ring and lied on TV about losing his legs to sepsis amputated them HIMSELF with dry ice for twisted sexual fantasy

Neil Hopper, from Cornwall pleaded guilty to two charges of fraud at Truro Crown Court by falsely claiming his legs had been amputated due to illness rather than self-inflicted injury.

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9 h. ago Surgeon Neil Hopper who had own legs amputated for sexual gratification jailed

Surgeon Neil Hopper, who bought grotesque videos from a 'Eunuch Maker', pleaded guilty to two charges of fraud at Truro Crown Court, and has now been jailed

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10 h. ago Surgeon ADMITS having legs amputated on purpose in £466,000 insurance fraud and owning extreme 'Eunuch Maker' porn

Neil Hopper, from Cornwall pleaded guilty to two charges of fraud at Truro Crown Court by falsely claiming his legs had been amputated due to illness rather than self-inflicted injury.

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10 h. ago Welsh NHS surgeon who removed his own legs appears in court charged with fraud

Double amputee Neil Hopper, from Aberystwyth, is a vascular surgeon who carried out hundreds of amputation operations before having his own legs removed

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10 h. ago Patients of Welsh NHS surgeon who had his own legs amputated fear they may have had unnecessary life

A court heard that former vascular surgeon Neil Hopper, from Aberystwyth, had a 'sexual interest' in becoming an amputee

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11 h. ago 'Eunuch Maker' NHS surgeon admits lying about amputating his legs

Neil Hopper entered guilty pleas to two charges of fraud at Truro Crown Court by falsely claiming his legs had been amputated due to illness rather than self-inflicted injury

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11 h. ago Amputee surgeon admits lying to insurers over removal of his own legs

Neil Hopper, 49, has pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud after telling insurers his injuries were the result of sepsis rather than self-inflicted

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11 h. ago Surgeon ADMITS having legs amputated on purpose then lying it was due to sepsis to claim £466,000 insurance payout

Neil Hopper, from Cornwall pleaded guilty to two charges of fraud at Truro Crown Court by falsely claiming his legs had been amputated due to illness rather than self-inflicted injury.

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56 h. ago Margaret Atwood releases short story critiquing book bans in Canada

Author quipped she wrote ‘suitable’ piece after Alberta school ban included her novel The Handmaid’s TaleMargaret Atwood has released a new short story critiquing elected officials for a wide-ranging book ban in the Canadian province of Alberta. The controversial decision to remove books purportedly containing “explicit sexual content” has seen numerous works of literature swept up in the dragnet, including Atwood’s, dystopian work The Handmaid‘s Tale.In a social media post, Atwood wrote that since her famed work was no longer permissible in Alberta schools, she had written a “suitable” short work for teens, adding the work was necessary because the province’s minister of education thought students were “stupid babies”. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Above the Knee review – man struggles with body integrity dysmorphia in gory amputation horror

A man grapples with an overwhelming desire to remove his leg in a lingering psychological interrogation from Norwegian film-maker Viljar BøeNorwegian director Viljar Bøe has been hacking out an interesting niche for himself in the horror genre, specialising in a variety grounded more in psychology than supernatural jiggery pokery. For example, Good Boy from 2022 revolved around a man and his “dog” (who is obviously a guy in a dog costume) acting like a mutt at all times. Similarly, his new feature features a character called Amir (Freddy Singh) with a psychological fixation that’s so unusual he feels he must keep it a secret from his girlfriend and all acquaintances: he has body integrity dysphoria (BID), which in his case means he has an overwhelming desire to amputate his left leg even though there’s nothing physically wrong with it.Amir lives with his super-nice, cheerful girlfriend Kim (Julie Abrahamsen) in hyper-tolerant, Scandi-socialist quasi-utopia Norway, so when he drunken...

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5 d. ago Donald Trump 'could have his leg amputated' as doctor issues ominous warning

A leading vascular surgery expert from one of America's premier medical institutions recently addressed several questions regarding the chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) diagnosis given to Trump

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6 d. ago Trump faces health alarm as expert warns untreated leg condition could risk amputation

Donald Trump's swollen legs and feet have been a talking point for months - with a US expert speaking out on the severity of the chronic venous insufficiency diagnosis

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