An amputee surgeon has been accused of lying about how he lost his legs – and ‘encouraging’ others to remove limbs and body parts. Neil Hopper, 49, a vascular surgeon from Truro, Cornwall, has been ...

A British doctor was sentenced to nearly 2 1/2 years behind bars for insurance fraud after claiming his legs were lost due to sepsis — when he actually forced the amputations for sexual gratification, ...

The inspiring tale of Dr Neil Hopper, a double-leg amputee surgeon who said he defied sepsis to go to the brink of space exploration, captivated the nation. The Welsh-speaking doctor's journey from ...