Brother of Mr Universe bodybuilder Calum von Moger, Edward, is found dead after ... trends now
The brother of Mr Universe bodybuilder Calum von Moger has been confirmed dead after he mysteriously vanished - just months after going viral over a bizarre clash with an elderly couple.
Edward von Moger, 28, was filmed in August yelling about Covid vaccines at a couple through their car window by the side of a Victorian road.
The confronting video showed a shirtless von Moger beating on the couple's driver's side window and wing mirror with a boomerang before launching into an expletive-filled rant about Covid-19 vaccines.
Edward von Moger (left) is pictured with his brother, celebrity bodybuilder Calum Von Moger. A desperate search was made to find Edward after he vanished from Geelong, Victoria, on Thursday last week
An enraged von Moger beat in the window of a couple's car with a boomerang while screaming about Covid vaccines in a viral video in August
He was due to be sentenced on Thursday where all charges were withdrawn by prosecutors.
Magistrate John Bentley revealed von Moger had tragically died over the weekend.
'He's deceased. He was a lovely guy ... those charges are struck out. There's press interest in this because his brother is quite famous,' Mr Bentley said.
Daily Mail Australia revealed on Friday a desperate search had been underway to find von Moger after he disappeared from his home in Geelong, 75km southwest of Melbourne.
The 28-year-old was last seen on Laura Avenue, in Belmont, about 8am on Thursday.
A day later, his vehicle was found abandoned 36km away on Ellimatta Road in Anglesea, a small seaside town on Victoria's Great Ocean Road.
His brother Calum made a desperate plea for help to find his brother in an Instagram post on Saturday.
'My little brother Eddie is missing,' he wrote.
'He was last seen three days ago on Thursday, March 2 around 8am.
'Please if anyone has seen or heard ANYTHING from him or has any information on his whereabouts please let me know and contact Geelong Police Station.'
A friend of von Moger revealed on social media he had left a suicide note.
'How sad..full of life only 28 years old,' the post read.
'He was always a happy man. Eddie was planning for his wedding to Harisa and looking forward to it, mental health issues always should be attended to, there should never be a stigma attached to
