The world's smallest bodybuilder has died  at the age of ust 23.

The family of Aditya ‘Romeo’ Dev, who was 2ft 9ins tall and weighed just 10kg, said he had been 'absolutely fine' before he collapsed last night.

He was rushed to Satyam Hospital in Punjab, India, where doctors fought to save him. Sadly he died at 4 a.m. this morning.

Mr Dev was diagnosed with a brain aneurism in 2008. U.S. doctors also diagnosed Moyamoya syndrome, a disease where certain arteries in the brain are constricted causing blood clots.

Doctors had warned Mr Dev that his aneurism could burst without warning at any time, leading to a fatal stroke.

Today Mr Dev's father Anil Dev Sharma, 53, and his mother Rakesh Bala, 49, spoke of their devastation at their son's death.

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