Top amputation surgeon had own legs removed due to fetish. Were patients safe?

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Faye Harrison's mother, Liz Spooner, died after a prolonged leg amputation at Royal Cornwall Hospital in 2022; Faye later discovered the surgeon, Neil Hopper, was a double amputee.
Neil Hopper was a celebrated vascular surgeon who claimed his legs were amputated due to sepsis, but it was later revealed he self-inflicted the injuries because of an amputation fetish.
Hopper was convicted of fraud for making false health insurance claims (£466,653) and for possessing extreme pornography showing men mutilating themselves.
He was an active user of the fetish website eunuchmaker.com, paying for videos of castrations and amputations, and communicated with the site's operator about his own desires.
Hopper deliberately froze his feet in dry ice to cause amputations, and messaged the site operator during the process, expressing sexual arousal.
Despite the hospital trust stating no evidence of harm to patients, former patients and families question Hopper's conduct during surgeries, including unnecessary delays and nerve damage.
Hopper was struck off the medical register by a tribunal that found 'extremely high level of seriousness and risk', but an independent inquiry into his patient care has not been conducted.
Faye Harrison and others call for an independent investigation into Hopper's actions, citing distrust in the hospital's internal review and ongoing psychological trauma.

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A 56-year-old woman experienced eight weeks of progressive symptoms starting with painful 'pins and needles' in her feet spreading to legs and hands, leading to numbness, stumbling, and difficulty walking.
She developed neurological symptoms including short-term memory problems, difficulty concentrating, irritability, loss of appetite, and heart palpitations.
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AI can now generate full academic papers from spurious correlations, potentially making some academic fields redundant.
2025 is projected to have the fewest US murders since reliable data began in 1960.

Nate Anderson has decided to disband Hindenburg Research after completing the current pipeline of investigations.
He started the firm with no traditional finance background, facing lawsuits and financial hardship, but persisted due to passion.
The team grew to 11 people, all non-traditional hires, who worked intensely and achieved significant impact.

Mark Zuckerberg testified in a landmark lawsuit alleging Instagram and YouTube are addictive by design, facing bereaved parents.
Prosecutor Mark Lanier raised concerns about Meta Ray-Bans potentially identifying anonymous jurors via facial recognition.
The case (KGM v Meta et al) involved a plaintiff, Kaley, who claimed social media addiction caused body dysmorphia and mental health issues.

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