14.9.12

Photos: World's smallest body builder is dead

Easy rider: Mr Dev's father Anil Dev Sharma, 53, second left, and his mother Rakesh Bala, 49, far right, have spoken of their devastation at their son's deathWorking it: Mr Dev poses with his friend Jatinder Batra while training at a Gym in Amritsar, IndiaWorking it: Mr Dev poses with his friend Jatinder Batra while training at a Gym in Amritsar, IndiaDisability: Mr Dev was born a primordial dwarf, a form of dwarfism that results in a smaller body that is in proportion
Aditya ‘Romeo’ Dev,the world's smallest bodybuilder died this morning aged just 23. He was 2ft 9ins tall and weighed just 10kg. According to his family he was '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 4am 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 said the nerve supplying blood to his brain had ruptured, causing his death.

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