英国顶级血管外科医生Neil Hopper因拥有截肢恋物癖而自行截肢双腿，随后因保险欺诈和拥有极端色情内容被定罪。[1] Hopper于2019年5月自行截肢双腿，后于2023年3月被逮捕。[1] 他因两项欺诈罪和三项拥有极端色情内容罪被定罪，被判32个月监禁外加10年性伤害预防令。[1]
Hopper向保险公司Aviva和Old Mutual Wealth提交虚假索赔，共获赔466,653.81英镑，另获约44,000英镑残疾津贴。[1] 医学执业者仲裁服务处（MPTS）于2024年5月建议将Hopper从医疗执业名册中除名，认为存在"极高风险"。[1]
皇家康沃尔医院NHS信托称其调查发现"毫无证据"表明Hopper对患者构成风险，但该调查仅涵盖30名患者、历时两年。[1] Hopper在担任NHS医生期间进行了数百例截肢手术，引发其前患者及家属对其诊疗动机和程序安全性的严重质疑。[1]
患者Liz Spooner于2022年7月由Hopper进行截肢手术后九天死亡，其女儿Faye对手术时长（11-12小时）和Hopper的参与提出质疑。[1]
Neil Hopper, a prominent vascular surgeon in the United Kingdom, has been struck off the medical register following his conviction on multiple serious charges.[1] In March 2023, Hopper was arrested and subsequently convicted of two counts of fraud and three counts of possessing extreme pornographic material, receiving a sentence of 32 months imprisonment plus a 10-year sexual harm prevention order.[1] The case has raised significant concerns about patient safety, as Hopper performed hundreds of amputation surgeries during his tenure with the National Health Service.
The scandal emerged after Hopper had both his own legs amputated in May 2019, which he claimed resulted from septicemia but which investigators determined was deliberate self-harm motivated by a fetish for amputation.[1] In connection with his injuries, Hopper submitted fraudulent insurance claims to Aviva and Old Mutual Wealth, obtaining compensation totaling £466,653.81, and received approximately £44,000 in disability benefits through false claims.[1] In May 2024, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service recommended his removal from the medical register, citing an "extremely high risk" to public safety.[1]
While Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust released findings in 2024 stating there was "no evidence" that Hopper posed a risk to his patients, the investigation covered only 30 of his cases and took two years to complete.[1] The findings have done little to reassure former patients and their families, particularly following the death of patient Liz Spooner nine days after undergoing an 11 to 12-hour amputation procedure performed by Hopper in July 2022; her daughter Faye has questioned both the duration of the surgery and Hopper's involvement in her mother's care.[1]