Overview

• Truro Crown Court imposed a 32-month sentence, a 10-year sexual harm prevention order, and a requirement to serve at least 40% before parole eligibility.
• Neil Hopper admitted two counts of fraud by false statement after seeking roughly £466,000 from insurers by blaming the amputations on sepsis.
• He also pleaded guilty to possessing three extreme pornographic videos that depicted mutilation.
• Prosecutors presented evidence linking him to the EunuchMaker website and messages with its operator, Marius Gustavson, discussing dry ice for causing injury.
• He was suspended from the medical register in 2023 following his arrest, and prosecutors said they will pursue recovery of illicit gains under proceeds-of-crime powers.