Two men found guilty of murdering footballer Cody Fisher in Crane nightclub stabbing in Birmingham
nme.comman had been murdered in the nightclub by a masked group. The victim was eventually revealed to be 23-year-old non-league footballer Cody Fisher.Upon hearing the incident, CRANE organisers wrote that they were “deeply shocked and saddened”.“Our thoughts are with the victim, and his family and friends,” they wrote, stressing that they are “working closely with West Midlands Police as they investigate this crime”.
CRANE had their license suspended days afterwards, and had its license permanently revoked in January 2023.Now, the BBC have reported that two men have been convicted for the murder of Fisher at Birmingham Crown Court.
The footballer was apparently killed as retribution for making “unavoidable” contact by brushing past Remy Gordon, 23, in Popworld Solihull on Christmas Eve.He was later tracked down via Gordon’s Snapchat group and stabbed two days later in CRANE.
The attack was carried out using a six-inch long blade, serrated on both sides. The court heard that the knife was smuggled into the club due to lax security checks.Gordon and Kami Carpenter, 22, were both charged with Fisher’s murder on Monday (March 25).
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