Hopper, 49, has been jailed for 32 months after pleading guilty to five charges, during his appearance before Truro Crown Court on Thursday afternoon.

Neil Hopper took nearly £500,000 from insurers after falsely claiming he had sepsis

Neil Hopper’s former patients are demanding an inquiry to establish whether any of them had unnecessary surgery

Neil Hopper claimed that injuries to his legs were the result of sepsis and not self-inflicted.

Hopper, 49, has been jailed for 32 months after pleading guilty to five charges, during his appearance before Truro Crown Court on Thursday afternoon.

Dr Neil Hopper, 49, used dry ice to freeze his legs to the extent that they required amputation - then claimed he had developed sepsis following a family camping trip.