Image source, Stratford TownImage caption, Cody Fisher was stabbed to death on 26 December 2022 inside Crane nightclubBy Caroline GallBBC News, West MidlandsA footballer was killed in a nightclub as a “planned act of retribution” after a minor altercation in a late night bar on Christmas Eve, a court heard.Ex-Stratford Town player Cody Fisher, 23, was fatally stabbed at the Crane club in Birmingham on Boxing Day 2022. Two days earlier, a “coming together” of Mr Fisher and defendant Remy Gordon in a busy bar was the catalyst for the attack, jurors heard.Mr Gordon and two other men all deny murder at Birmingham Crown Court.The 22-year-old of Cofton Park Drive, Birmingham, and Kami Carpenter, 21, and 18-year-old Reegan Anderson, both of no fixed address also all deny affray.Mr Fisher, of Redditch, had played for a number of non-league Midlands clubs, most recently for Southern Leagu… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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