Two men have been found guilty of murdering non league footballer Cody Fisher as police release CCTV footage of the incident at a nightclub.
Cody Fisher, aged 23, was assaulted at the Crane club in Birmingham, where over 2,000 individuals were present, on the 26th of December, 2022.
The attack was in retaliation after he accidentally bumped into Remy Gordon, aged 23, in a crowded bar.
Gordon and Kami Carpenter, aged 22, were both convicted of the murder on Monday.
Tracey, Cody Fisher’s mother, referred to the duo as “evil”. The murder weapon, a six-inch long blade with serrated edges, was found lodged in her son’s chest.
It was revealed in court that the weapon had been smuggled into the club, with prosecutors highlighting the lack of thorough security checks on the night of the incident.
In addition to being a semi-professional footballer, Cody Fisher was also a PE teacher in schools, and his mother mentioned that he had a passion for teaching young children.
Thousands signed a petition for Cody’s Law, and a non league chairman stood in local elections after seeing his club’s player Cody stabbed to death.
#GUILTY | Two men have been found guilty of the murder of Cody Fisher, who was stabbed to death on the dancefloor of a Birmingham nightclub.
He was attacked after an ‘insignificant’ encounter with one of the killers two nights earlier.
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— West Midlands Police (@WMPolice) March 25, 2024
WMP STATEMENT:
Two men have today been found guilty of the murder of Cody Fisher, who was stabbed to death on the dancefloor of a Birmingham nightclub on Boxing Day, 2022.
The semi-professional footballer had been on a night out with friends when he was attacked following an ‘insignificant’ encounter with one of the killers two nights earlier.
Cody, aged 23, had accidentally bumped into Remy Gordon at Popworld in Solihull and the pair exchanged a few words.
But Gordon refused to forget the encounter, and set about trying to identify Cody from social media images he found of him on other nights out.
He learned Cody’s name, and that he was likely to be at the Crane nightclub on Adderley Street in Digbeth on Boxing Day.
Inside the Crane, just before midnight on Boxing Day, Cody was surrounded before being headbutted, punched and kicked. He was stabbed once in the chest and died from the wound at the scene.
A major investigation was launched, with officers spending hundreds of hours reviewing CCTV footage from the Crane, as well as examining social media messaging.
It identified Gordon, as well as Kami Carpenter and Reegan Anderson as being present on the night.
Today at Birmingham Crown Court after a trial lasting two months, Gordon, of Cofton Park Drive, Rednal, and Carpenter, of Owens Croft, Kings Norton were convicted of murder. Gordon was also found guilty of affray.
Anderson, of Brookvale Park Road, Erdington, was cleared of murder, but found guilty of affray.
They will be sentenced at a later date.
Det Insp Michelle Thurgood, who led the investigation, said: “The absolute tragedy of this case is just how trivial the motive was.
“It’s the kind of thing that most right-minded people would have just ignored and moved on, but Remy Gordon, for reasons only he can explain, took real exception to this.
“It was a chance brushing together of two men who did not know each other and had no reason to fall out.
“Cody’s life has been cut tragically short, and it’s had a catastrophic impact on his family and friends.”
Today Cody’s mother Tracey described her son as her ‘youngest boy, best friend and her angel’, and said she and her family started ‘our life sentences’ on Boxing Day 2022 – the saddest, most heart-breaking day of our lives.”
She said: “Cody’s father, brother and the rest of his living family who miss him dearly are suffering.
“Cody truly never had a bad bone in his body. He loved teaching young children.
“He loved, cared for and respected his family. He had more living to do and so much more love and kindness to give to the world.
“Cody taught us all so much about ourselves and we miss him every single minute of every day.
“I will not get to see him go on to do more amazing things, like inspire many more children and adults as he used to do, have holidays with him and go to his footie matches every week to see him kick a ball like he’d done from the day he could walk.
“Sadly, I will never see my son live on through his children and as such never enjoy any grandchildren from him.
“Cody Fisher was brave, fearless and the most genuine soul I knew, I had the pleasure and honour to call him my son, may you rest in peace my beautiful boy.”
Everyone has got a role to play in tackling knife crime. We will continue to make arrests and work to make the West Midlands safer, but it’s just as important that parents, carers and teachers speak to young people about the devastating impact of knife crime.
We know that can be a difficult conversation to have, we we’ve got a dedicated website to make the conversation easier.
Visit Life or Knife to find out more: https://lifeorknife.west-midlands.police.uk/
Twitter users paid tribute as gave their reaction as two men are found guilty of murdering footballer Cody Fisher and police release CCTV footage…
@SweezzyAV: That security guard at the club needs sacking, 1 he was trying enter with a balaclava on and he just let him, and 2 he did a pat down and still missed he had a knife on him. Disgusting
@sufc1971: Will just continue to happen until Police/ Justice system do something to stop young black men carrying knives. Everyone’s scared to be called racist these days so they handle everything with kid gloves.
@GlenPricey: Police admitting knife crime is a “huge issue”, so make an example of these pair and give them a life sentence, justified for pre meditated murder.
@IsaacStatue: I hope there’s a Hell. Condolences to his family and friends. Thank you West Midlands Police. Regards from part of the football family
@MazArtistry: Heartbreaking a good person was attacked because of the insecurities of another. Such a mindless attack and a loss of a son who did nothing wrong. Well done all involved in getting these dangerous men arrested. They belong behind bars for the rest of their lives.
@DozzaKRO: Not just a murder but premeditated murder, should carry the maximum sentence possible. Thoughts are with the victims family and friends. 🙏
@ci4rancasey: They should never see the light of day. A precedent needs to be set for knife crime
@McMcandrew: How is someone allowed to enter a nightclub with their face covered
@BWaddington: Absolute pond life… RIP Cody.
@Floydy_Stu: Well done on getting the convictions @WMPolice, we just need stiffer sentences for carrying knives, hopefully both the convicted murderers will be sentenced to a min 35yrs each.
@MaximusOwen: Given the premeditation here should be sailing close to a whole life order. If not then 40+ minimum terms, no mitigation I can see and this was not a heat of the moment act either.
@Joeytaylor123: “Knife crime is a real issue” says @WMPolice. The sentencing is a fucking farce, this guy will live another life once out in 15 years. Shambles
@swfccom: absolutely bananas… stabbed & killed for accidentally bumping into someone RIP Cody 💙
@JwilliamC89: Imagine taking such offence to someone accidentally bumping into you that you spend two days trying to find them so you can stab them to death 🤯 This countries beyond lost right now 🤮
@_H4RR1S: Murdering someone because you was bumped into in a club & the bouncers letting them in with full tracksuits and a bally on🤯
@cfcalex03: Why the fuck would you allow someone into a club with a fucking balaclava on.
@Dwalcottkro: How are they even letting them into venues dressed like that with face coverings on thats the issue
@jonpog: Violence doesn’t solve a thing but If they had a problem with the lad why couldn’t they just rough him up a bit, Stabbing another human being is such a barbaric act. Happening much too often this day and age 😔 RIP
@creasedogg: What’s the point in doing body searches but letting someone into a club with an unsearched man bag who is wearing a fucking mask?
@swampmonster74: Throw away the key!
@ben_utv: RIP Cody. The scum who did it should never see the light of day ever again.
Can’t get in anywhere wearing stone island but a fucking ski mask and backwards cap definitely doesn’t ring any bells🤦🏽♂️ pic.twitter.com/YIJRbBNj49
— FUT Trader D – EAFC Trader (@fut_trader_D) March 26, 2024
Why would they let him in a club in a Hat. Hoodie. AND a balaclava ffs pic.twitter.com/BlPyxQOOME
— Jim Cricket (@JimCric73514563) March 25, 2024
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