Neil Hopper, a guest on This Morning and a former surgeon, was given a 32-month jail sentence after having his legs amputated while claiming he had sepsis.
A This Morning guest, who appeared on the ITV show to claim he host his legs due to sepsis, has been jailed. Neil Hopper discussed his so-called battle on the daytime programme, where he said he developed the life-threatening illness after a family camping trip.
After causing the injuries himself, the former surgeon was now in jail for 32 months for fraud totaling more than £466, 000. According to what Truro Crown Court heard, he used dry ice to amputate his legs to the point where they needed to be amputated.
Hopper had a sexual interest in the act, both in terms of ambition. According to the court, he intended to receive a sum of £231, 031 from one insurer and a sum of £232, 622 from another.
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Hopper also admitted to having extreme pornography on three separate counts. When “Eunuch Maker” Marius Gustavson was detained by police, the 49-year-old was exposed.
Gustavson has been sentenced to life in prison. After freezing it, he had his leg amputated, his own penis cut off, and his nipple’s tip removed.
According to the prosecution, Hopper purchased three videos from Gustavson’s website that show men willingly having their genitalia removed.
In roughly 1,500 messages with Gustavson, Hopper described how his own leg was amputated and how he did it. According to Mr. Lee, “Mr. Hopper always had dreams of becoming an amputee, and it is obvious from the messages that it is evident from the messages.
He has a sexual desire to become an amputee, something he has been obsessed with. Hopper was portrayed in the court by “Defence Andrew Langdon KC” as having grown up in a rural village in Wales and felt he was “in the wrong body” from a young age.
He claimed that he wanted to be a woman because of his gender. Hopper, who was staying with his in-laws when he and his family were separated in April 2019, made the decision to “irreversibly damage his legs.”
“He knows in the days and weeks that followed, he let himself down in the most shameful way,” added Mr. Langdon. The attorney explained to the court that Hopper’s wife desired a divorce.
Hopper had previously claimed that while camping with his daughter, he fell ill. He claimed that he had sepsis while his daughter recovered from surgery.
Hopper claimed there was no guarantee it would work and that he would have needed skin grafts and operations to save his legs.
The doctor advised the patient to choose one operation instead of the other to sort things out. Hopper was referred to as the “Bravest surgeon in Britain,” performing hundreds of amputations on others.
He was shortlisted in the European Space Agency’s search for an astronaut with a disability. Hopper had worked at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals since March 2023.
He was subject to restrictions from the medical register since December 2023 and has been subject to a general medical council suspension since April 2023.
A spokesperson for Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust told the Sun: “The charges do not relate to Mr Hopper’s professional conduct and there has been no evidence to suggest any risk to patients.
From 2013 until his initial arrest, Mr. Hopper served at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals before being suspended from service in March 2023.
“Former patients can contact the Royal Cornwall Hospitals’ Patient Experience team on 01872 25 2793, or email rcht. “patientexperience@nhs.net”
