Full Breakdown
Neil Hopper Struck Off Medical Register After Convictions Linked to Illegal Amputation Website
8/13/2026, 8:22:06 AM
Core Event: Tribunal Strikes Surgeon from Register
- On Friday May 29, a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service panel ruled that Neil Hopper’s fitness to practise medicine was impaired by his convictions and removed him from the medical register.
Background & Context
- Neil Hopper, a vascular surgeon at Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske) in Truro and former senior clinical lecturer at the University of Exeter, became a public hero in 2019 after surviving sepsis, losing both legs below the knee, and returning to work within six months.
- A £466,653 insurance payout funded high-grade prosthetic limbs and a new car for Hopper.
- Through the illicit website Eunuch Maker, which hosted graphic videos of non-consensual amputations and genital mutilations for a community of more than 20,000 members, Hopper accessed extreme pornography and exchanged messages with site founder Marius Gustavson.
- Police investigations, spurred by testimony from a victim identified only as “Michael,” led to Gustavson’s life sentence in 2024 and revealed that Hopper purchased three videos, including one showing a self-performed penectomy.
Data & Statistics
- Eunuch Maker membership: > 20,000 users.
- Insurance payout to Hopper: £466,653.
- Fraudulent insurance claims filed by Hopper: nearly £500,000.
- Tribunal decision date: May 29 (occurred).
Official Statements & Responses
- Acting chief nursing officer Berni George warned staff that the upcoming two-part Amazon Prime documentary could be graphic and triggering, emphasizing that the hospital had no role in production and had not previewed the material.
- The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service panel concluded that Hopper’s convictions—including possession of extreme pornography and fraudulent insurance claims—rendered his fitness to practise “impaired.”
Verbatim Quotes
- “While we have not contributed to the production, and no one at RCHT has seen it in advance of release, it is clear that there is the potential for it to be graphic and triggering.” — CornwallLive
What’s Next
- ** will debut on Amazon Prime in two episodes released simultaneously, prompting the hospital’s advisory notice to staff about potential emotional impact.
