Two men charged with the Boxing Day murder of footballer Cody Fisher have been remanded in custody after appearing at Birmingham Crown Court today.
Suspects Kami Carpenter, 21, and Remy Gordon, 22, spoke only to confirm their personal details and enter not guilty pleas to a linked charge of affray.
The pair were not asked to enter a plea to a charge of murdering Cody Fisher – who was stabbed to death at the Crane nightclub in Digbeth.
Following a four-minute hearing before two magistrates, Carpenter and Gordon were ordered to reappear before a judge at Birmingham Crown Court on Wednesday – a further hearing was set for January 30.
The case and several others was listed at Birmingham Crown Court because the nearby magistrates’ court was closed.
West Midlands Police said Mr Fisher was fatally stabbed on the dancefloor of the nightclub, which had its licence suspended for 28 days on Friday.
This followed accusations from the force that there had been ‘serious management failings’ at the venue on the night he died.
In a review meeting on Friday, Birmingham city councillors said they will consider whether to close the club permanently in a full review hearing in the future.
The police’s application for the review said Mr Fisher died during ‘a fight on the dancefloor’ and officers who attended ‘described a scene of chaos and evidence of drug use within the premises’.
Officers recovered a knife from the crime scene, and a post-mortem examination has confirmed that Mr Fisher died of a stab wound. (…) Daily Mail