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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Emine Sinmaz

Man claimed £18,500 disability benefits after willingly having leg amputated, court told

Marius Gustavson
Marius Gustavson has previously admitted charges including a conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. Photograph: Facebook

The ringleader of an extreme body modifications group who was known as the “eunuch maker” claimed £18,500 in disability benefits after willingly having his leg amputated, a court heard.

Marius Gustavson, 46, was the mastermind of a “lucrative” and “widespread” extreme body modifications enterprise in which procedures – including the removal of genitals – were filmed and streamed on his pay-per-view website, the Old Bailey was told.

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