Overview

• Neil Hopper was sentenced at Truro Crown Court after pleading guilty to two counts of insurance fraud and three counts of possessing extreme pornography.
• Judge James Adkin imposed a 10‑year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and said Hopper must serve at least 40% of his term before parole eligibility.
• Prosecutors showed he used dry ice in 2019 to injure both lower legs, then falsely blamed sepsis to secure about £466,000 from insurers.
• Investigators linked him to Marius Gustavson’s EunuchMaker network, citing around 1,500 messages and three purchased videos showing extreme mutilation.
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and Devon and Cornwall Police reported no evidence of patient risk, though some former patients have sought reviews; his medical registration was suspended in December 2023.