Two men have been found guilty of murdering footballer Cody Fisher who was stabbed to death on a nightclub dance floor.
Cody, 23, was attacked by a masked group at the Crane Club in Birmingham on Boxing Day 2022 in front of more than 2,000 people.Remy Gordon, 23, and Kami Carpenter, 22, were convicted of murder at Birmingham Crown Court today.A third defendant Reegan Anderson, 19, was found not guilty of murder. Gordon sent messages in a Snapchat group he was in with several friends, appealing for help to identify Mr Fisher and threatening to "shank him up".
Prosecutor Michael Duck KC said: “This was a joint and planned attack involving extreme violence. It was not a matter of chance that Cody Fisher was attacked. It was not a flash of temper - it was a planned act of retribution.” He was knifed to death after accidentally coming into contact with one of his killers in the crowd of the “packed” nightclub.Cody's family said his murder "ruined everybody's life.
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