Cornwall Surgeon’s £466K Leg Amputation Fraud: Insurance, Power Tools, Astronaut Dreams

Cornwall surgeon Neil Hopper, 49, stunned Truro court after police allege he faked sepsis to claim £466,653 insurance for both legs, then watched limb removal videos on The Eunuch Maker—top Google queries: “Can you lose your legs to fraud?” and “Surgeon amputates own legs.” Hopper mused, “The thought of power tools being used on me was icky. It was really weird.”
Unlike most insurance claims, Hopper’s case features homegrown amputation, a £466K payout quest, and alleged encouragement for others’ limb removals. Trending queries include “Can surgeons amputate themselves?” and “What happens at Truro crown court?” The image: a surgeon, astronaut hopeful, allegedly orchestrating a parade of missing limbs while NHS officials clarify, “No risk to patients.”
Hopper reportedly claimed he’d walk again in three months post-amputation—yet told BBC he managed it in just three hours, outpacing the average astronaut candidate’s rehab by a cosmic margin.