Surgeon Neil Hopper named ‘Bravest in Britain’ who told insurers he had his legs amputated due to sepsis charged with fraud
A “brave ör vascular surgeon who said that his legs were cut due to sepsis was accused of fraud.
49 -year -old Neil Hopper, who made hundreds of amputations before removing his own legs, is accused of saying that leg injuries are “sepsis as a result of sepsis and will not earn”.
He was also accused of encouraging someone else to remove the body parts of others.
Hopper of Truro in Cornwall is accused of charges of encouraging or helping the commission of two fraud and the commission of two fraud and heavy physical damage before the Cornwall Magistrate Court in Bodmin on Wednesday.
Between 3 June and 26 June 2019, Hopper claims to have a false representation to insurance companies with fraud.
In addition, between August 21, 2018 and 4 December 2020, Hopper is claimed to receive videos showing the removal of limbs from the Eunichmaker website. [website ringleader] Marius Gustavson will remove the body parts of third parties ”.
In 2020, Hopper was elected one of the bravery people in England after he won the title against all proportions at the Amplifon Awards for the Brave British 2020 in a virtual ceremony hosted by Hopper, BBC One TV Breakfast.
At that time, he talked about the experience of cutting his legs, “I am doing too much amputation, and the only thing that continued to circulate in my mind was electrical tools for using electric tools.
“The idea of electrical tools used on me was icky. It was really strange.”
After the operation, he decided to maintain his dream of childhood astronaut and made a short list of European Space Agency for a Para-Astronaut, but was later eliminated from the process.
Hopper has not worked on Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust since March 2023, and is not bound to accusations.
The Court of Transition Orders of the Medical Applicants Court Service has imposed restrictions on the following month application when investigating the General Medical Council and has been suspended from medical records since December 2023.
A Devon and Cornwall Police Spokesman said: “Royal Cornwall hospitals, where Mr. Hopper was employed, worked closely with Devon and Cornwall police during the investigation.”
A hospital Trust spokesman added: “The accusations are not related to Mr. Hopper’s professional behavior, and there was no evidence that proposes any risk for patients.
“Mr. Hopper worked in Royal Cornwall hospitals from 2013 until he was dismissed in March 2023 after his first arrest.
“Old patients with any question or concern about their treatments may contact the patient experience team of Royal Cornwall Hospitals.”
