Stratford Town FC player Cody Fisher stabbed to death in Birmingham nightclub on Boxing Day; police issues fresh appeal

Cody Fisher, the footballer of Stratford Town FC, was stabbed on Boxing Day on the dancefloor of The Crane nightclub in Digbeth, Birmingham.

Police have started an investigation into the murder of the 23-year-old footballer and are checking the CCTV footage of the venue. Fisher died 30 minutes after he was stabbed despite the efforts to save him.

Police have questioned a lot of people who were present in the nightclub on that day but are looking for people who have witnessed or recorded the incident. They haven’t made any arrests so far in the stabbing case.


Michelle Thurgood, Detective Inspector leading Fisher’s murder case said that police believe that a group of people approached and stabbed Fisher on that night. Thurgood expressed deep condolences for Fisher’s murder who was stabbed while enjoying himself with friends on a Boxing Day night out.


Police have been keeping vigil on the area and club which will remain closed until the evidence against the mishap is collected. They have appealed to people for information and even left a link for people to submit any information, photos, and videos that they may have filmed of the stabbing incident.

They appealed after one of Fisher’s friends, Jess Chatwin, paid tribute to the deceased footballer on Twitter. Chatwin wrote in the tribute that Fisher didn’t deserve to go through such a tragic death. She mourned the loss and urged Fisher to come back.

FAQs:

1. What is Stratford Town FC?
   Stratford Town FC is a football club that represents the Stratford town Avon of Warwickshire, England, but is currently based in nearby Tiddington.
2. What is Boxing Day?
   It is a holiday celebrated on the second day of Christmas day. The day is celebrated as a holiday to give gifts to the needy and poor.