Surgeon who had legs removed faces court accused of false sepsis claim | UK | News

Before removing their own legs, a vascular surgeon who performed hundreds of amputation operations appeared in court accused of fraud.

49 -year -old Neil Hopper was accused of encouraging someone else to remove the body parts of others.
Hopper from Truro in Cornwall appeared on Wednesday, accused of a violation of a crime, that is, the commission of the Cornwall Magistrate Criminal Court in Bodmin, for two fraud and only a violation of the commission.

Peace judges detained him and ordered him to appear before the Truro Crown Court on 26 August.
On the dates between June 3 and June 26, 2019, it is claimed that Hopper’s leg injuries were “sepsis as a result of sepsis and did not work on its own”.

Between 21 August 2018 and December 04, 2020, it is claimed that Hopper’s Euguchmaker website has received videos showing the removal of the limbs “Encouraging Marius Gustavson to remove the body parts of third parties”.

Hopper has not worked in Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust since March 2023.

The Court of Transition Orders of the Medical Court Court Service, while imposing restrictions on the following month application

The General Medical Council has researched and has been suspended for 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 Foundation spokesman added: “The accusations were not about Mr. Hopper’s professional behavior and there was no evidence to propose any risk for patients. Mr. Hopper worked at the royal Cornwall hospitals from 2013 until his first arrest was dismissed in March 2023.