The Latest Breaking News from the Royal Cornwall Hospitals

Surgeon ‘obsessed’ with amputation used dry ice to freeze legs to point of removal and claimed £460k payout

Neil Hopper, 49, has been jailed for 32 months for lying to insurers about the removal of his own legs and possessing extreme pornography

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025

Surgeon named ‘Bravest in Britain’ who told insurers he had his legs amputated due to sepsis charged with fraud

Neil Hopper is also charged with encouraging someone else to remove body parts of others

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025