"Neil Hopper, 49, whose legs were amputated below the knee, is accused of telling insurers that his injuries were the result of sepsis and were not self-inflicted, intending to make a gain. He has also been charged with encouraging someone else to remove the body parts of others after he allegedly bought videos from an extreme body modification website. Appearing at Truro Crown Court on Thursday, he pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation between 3 June and 26 June 2019."
"In 2020, Mr Hopper was named one of the bravest people in Britain after winning the Against All Odds title at the Amplifon Awards for Brave Britons 2020, in a virtual ceremony hosted by BBC Breakfast. The surgeon has not worked at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust since March 2023. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service's interim orders tribunal placed restrictions on his practice the following month while the General Medical Council investigated, and he has been suspended from the medical register since December 2023."
Neil Hopper, 49, had both legs amputated below the knee and admitted lying to insurers by claiming the injuries were due to sepsis rather than self-inflicted to obtain a gain. He pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation in June 2019. He faces additional charges of encouraging another person to remove body parts after allegedly buying videos from an extreme body modification website. He worked at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust until suspension in March 2023 and has been suspended from the medical register since December 2023. The trust and Devon and Cornwall Police cooperated and said there is no evidence of risk to patients.
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