Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of bodily harm, which some readers may find distressing.
A NHS vascular surgeon jailed for causing his legs to be amputated for insurance fraud sent several horrifying texts to the 'Eunuch Maker'.
Neil Hopper, a formerly respected doctor from Cornwall, carried out hundreds of amputations over the years before deciding to get his own legs removed in 2019, putting it down to a 'mysterious illness'.
However, his £466,000 claim to insurers that the injuries to his legs were a result of sepsis was revealed to be false, as he'd frozen his legs with ice and dry ice so they'd be amputated in a hospital.
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He later admitted in Truro Crown Court to two counts of fraud and three of possessing extreme pornography, with a 'sexual interest in amputation'.
Hopper, who has been jailed for two years, would watch videos showing depraved sexual acts carried out by notorious 'Eunuch Maker' Marius Gustavson.
In 2024, Gustavson was jailed for life with a minimum of 22 years after mutilating paying customers and streaming it on his website.
Described in court as 'a butcher' and 'a lunatic', the Norwegian and his medically unqualified accomplices would perform a series of operations in London flats and hotel rooms on 'willing customers', some as young as 16.
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As reported by the BBC, in one text message exchange, Hopper wrote to Gustavson: "I've dreamt of this for 20 years."
In another message, he added: "It's going to be awesome being a double amputee."
After his amputations were complete, he sent: "It feels so cool. No feet!"
“It is evident from the messages that Mr Hopper wished to become an amputee and it was always something he had dreamt of,” prosecutor Nicholas Lee said.
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“Something he has been obsessed with and had a sexual interest in becoming an amputee.”
Now, when it came to Gustavson, who moved to the UK in 2012, the court heard that the businessman persuaded others to carry out procedures on him, including the removal of a nipple and his penis, as well as the freezing of one of his legs.
After claiming £18,000 in disability benefits, the court heard that he kept his own severed penis in a drawer at home for years.
His website welcomed roughly 22,841 visitors from across the world, many of whom would pay the yearly £100 subscription fee for 'VIP status', which would include live penis amputations.
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Prosecutor Caroline Carberry KC also said that he once 'cooked some testicles for lunch', which he ate in a salad.
Defence barrister Rashvinderjeet Panesar said: "From there, the Eunuch Maker website began. He does say he wished to put a smile on other people's faces - he wanted to help.
"He was stuck in a body he wanted to make changes to, and understood there were more people out there who wished to do the same."
Anish Vij