Inside the world of extreme body modification

'Mastermind' of British group to be sentenced this week in connection with 'bizarre and growing' practice of removing genitals

Photo collage of a neoclassical sculpture depicting a muscular, bearded man, holding a cloth to his groin. Behind the figure there is a paper sheet covered in punch holes.
The 'Nullo' movement – short for nullification – 'sees mostly male subscribers cut off their own genitals and sometimes their nipples'
(Image credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images)

The ringleader of an extreme body modification group who was nicknamed the "eunuch maker" was due to be sentenced at the Old Bailey this week after admitting conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm.

Marius Gustavson, from north London, is alleged to have performed extreme body modifications, including the removal of penises and testicles, which were filmed and then streamed on his pay-per-view website.

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