Rhyce Power's holiday nightmare: How the MAFS 'hot brother' had a scuffle with an Australian tradesman on a Greek party island when he was working as a barman - the night before the 24-year-old died
- Rhyce Power, 28, has become one of the biggest stars of Married At First Sight
- The carpenter was working in Greece last year when he met Jedd Campbell, 24
- The pair had a scuffle and Jedd, an electrician, tragically died the following day
Jedd Campbell, 24, died suddently in Greece
Married At First Sight's 'hot brother' Rhyce Power had an altercation in a bar with another Perth tradesman holidaying in Greece the night before the young man suddenly died.
Rhyce, whose sister is MAFS bride Jessika, was working at a nightclub on the Greek party island Ios when he encountered Jedd Campbell, 24, who was taking the trip of his life.
'I was working at the front of the bar and me and Jedd got into a bit of an argument over a girl or something,' the carpenter and concreter told Daily Mail Australia.
'I wouldn't even call it a fight. It was a bit of push and shove. It got broken up pretty much straight away.
'There were hundreds of witnesses that saw the whole thing.
'I was at the beach the next day and got told he had died.'
Rhyce was reluctant to discuss Jedd's death out of respect for his family but felt forced to address rumours that were circulating online.
Jedd's parents told Channel 9 in Perth last year their son was dining in a restaurant when he collapsed and later died in a Greek hospital on July 30.
'Our loving son, protective brother and loyal friend... will be deeply missed,' the family said in a statement at the time.
Perth tradesman Jedd Campbell (left) pictured on the Greek island Ios shortly before he died. Jedd, a 24-eyar-old electrician from Perth's northern suburbs, was having his dream holiday
Married At First Sight's 'hot brother' Rhyce Power had an altercation with another Perth tradie, Jedd Campbell, while holidaying in Greece before Jedd suddenly died. (Rhyce pictured)
Rhyce, 28, is the older brother of 26-year-old Married At First Sight bride Jessika Power, whose wedding to Gympie farmer Mick Gould, 32, aired last week (Rhyce and Jessika pictured above)
'Our only comfort in losing him so soon is that he was living his dream and doing what he loved when we had to say goodbye.'
Rhyce was never interviewed by Greek police and Daily Mail Australia does not suggest he had anything to do with Jedd's death.
'When you hear about someone passing away like that you think "I hope I didn't have anything to do with it". Obviously I didn't. It was natural causes.'
Rhyce, then 27, wrote about Jedd's sudden death in a series of emails to a former girlfriend in Perth who later took out a restraining order against him.
Three days after Jedd's death she asked: 'Did you do something to that kid that died?'
Rhyce wrote back: 'Na babe don't really want to talk about it over email.'
Jedd Campbell (left) was described as a hard-working man from Perth's northern suburbs with a cheeky smile. He had a wide circle of friends and a love of floral linen and bright bandanas
The carpenter and concreter was back on the tools in Melbourne when pictured late last week
The heavily-tattooed part-time stripper then speculated on what had happened to Jedd and said an autopsy would have to determine how he died.
Asked if he had been in a fight with the dead man, Rhyce suggested his ex-girlfriend talk to his sister Jessika, the MAFS bride.
Rhyce said 'we didn't even get in a fight we got in a heated argument'.
'...I went to the hospital yesterday to find out the cause of death had nothing to do with me at all,' he wrote.
'As a friend if you get asked can you please just say to people you have no idea I don't need more rumours about this... this could cost me 20 years in jail for something I never did...'
His ex-girlfriend replied: 'Yeah cause there are rumours going around that obviously one of your mates that saw it or whatever has started...'
'I've been asked a couple people and so has Jess... the first thing I did when I got asked was called Jess.
Rhyce says Greek police never questioned him about the death of Jedd Campbell last year
Rhyce was concerned about rumours following the death of Jedd Campbell in Greece last year
Jedd Campbell's sister Billi (both pictured) told friends her brother died of ischaemic myocardial infarction (heart failure) causing pulmonary oedema (fluid on the lungs)
'Just wanted you to know that people are talking back here already so be careful please Rhys.
'As much as I shouldn't, I care about you and I'm worried.'
Jedd's sister Billi Campbell sent Jedd's friends a message after her brother's tragic death.
'Thank you everyone for your kind and thoughtful words,' she wrote.
'For those who have been asking, the autopsy results show that Jedd passed away due to ischaemic myocardial infarction (heart failure) causing pulmonary oedema (fluid on the lungs), due to natural causes.'
Rhyce forwarded that message to his ex-girlfriend six days after Jedd's death, saying 'See I wasn't lying to you.' The ex-girlfriend accepted what he said.
Jedd was described as a hard-working man from Perth's northern suburbs who had a a wide circle of friends. He was charming and polite with a cheeky smile.
His funeral notice mentioned his love of floral linen and bright bandanas; mourners were asked to wear their 'best floral print' and to 'feel free to throw on a bandana'.
Rhyce's ex-girlfriend told him she had been in touch with his sister Jessika about the rumours
Daily Mail Australia last week revealed pictures of Rhyce after what he said was a random attack by a man wielding a baseball bat while leaving a party a decade ago when he was 18
Jedd's death came a week after the eruption of the Greek wildfires which killed about 100 people.
Rhyce has quickly become a star of this season of MAFS, despite not being a groom. His piercing eyes and muscular build won him a legion of fans the moment he appeared during his sister's wedding episode.
After that wedding aired on television, Rhyce gained 18,000 Instagram followers overnight. As of Wednesday, his follower count stood at more than 48,000.
Rhyce has also been dogged by defamatory claims that have circulated about him on social media.
He has shared a video of himself sticking out his tongue, alongside the caption: 'To all the FAKE allegations circulating about me, here's what I think.'
Last Friday morning he appeared on the Kyle and Jackie O Show for the second time in a week to defend himself against anonymous allegations of violence against women.
Later that day Rhyce issued a cryptic apology on Instagram, stating: 'I will not be making any comments or answering any questions at this time.'
'I have to think of the people I have hurt, their families and their well-being at this stage.'
Daily Mail Australia last week revealed pictures of Rhyce after what he said was a random attack by a stranger wielding a baseball bat outside a birthday party a decade ago.
MAFS 'hot brother' Rhyce appeared on the Kyle and Jackie O Show last Friday for the second time in a week to defend himself against anonymous allegations of violence against women
