REVENGE SLAYING
Chilling moment killers hunt footballer down before stabbing him to death on dancefloor after accidental nudge in club
Yob snapped laughing and joking in takeaway after attack
TWO killers hunted a footballer down and stabbed him to death on a dancefloor after he made "unavoidable" contact in a club.
Cody Fisher, 23, had been in a crowded bar on Christmas Eve, 2022 when he nudged into Remy Gordon's back as he left.
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Gordon, 23, then hatched an act of "awful revenge" for the minor incident.
He messaged his friends on Snapchat asking for help in identifying "likkle pip squeeze" Cody as he threatened to "shank him up".
The killer then went to the Crane nightclub two days later where Cody was stabbed in the chest - puncturing his heart.
Gordon and co-accused Kami Carpenter have today been convicted of murder following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court.
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Jurors heard how Cody was knifed in a "planned act of retribution" after he made "unavoidable" contact with one of his killers.
The "minor falling out" with Cody had with Gordon came just 48 hours before he was killed, the court heard.
He had been with his friend at the Popworld club in Solihull, which was described as "packed" that night.
Cody and his pal were making their way towards the exit through a crowd of revellers that included Gordon.
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Prosecutor Michael Duck KC said: "There was a brief contact between Cody Fisher and Remy Gordon's back it seems.
"Cody Fisher it seems did little more than touch Remy Gordon's back. Remy Gordon was looking for an argument with somebody."
Stabbed to death on dancefloor
The court was told Gordon "challenged" the footballer, who refused to apologise as he had done "nothing wrong".
Cody left the club, unaware he was set on a path of retribution that "ultimately was to lead to the loss of [his] young life", Mr Duck said.
The prosecutor added: "The strength of [Gordon's] resentment can be gleaned from messages sent within about 50 minutes of the encounter in Popworld.
"He felt rather embarrassed and frustrated that he had been unable to intimidate a member of the public."
The court was told Gordon made a phonecall after Cody was stabbed, boasting he had "wrapped up" the footballer.
He was also captured on CCTV in a takeaway smiling as he re-enacted punches and kicks from the brawl.
During his evidence, Gordon admitted he had kicked Cody while he was on the ground but claimed he didn't realise he'd been stabbed.
The court was told Carpenter, who had a fixation with knives, had confessed to the stabbing but he later denied this.
'My angel' - Cody's mum reacts to the verdict
Cody’s mother Tracey described her son as her "youngest boy, best friend and her angel" in a heartbreaking statement.
She also said her and her family started"‘our life sentences’ on Boxing Day 2022 – the saddest, most heart-breaking day of our lives".
Tracey added: “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.”
The pair have been remanded into custody to be sentenced at a later date.
Reegan Anderson, 19, who went to the club with Carpenter and Gordon was cleared of murder but found guilty of affray.
Cody was a former Birmingham City academy member who also played for Stratford Town and Bromsgrove Sporting.
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.
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“Cody’s life has been cut tragically short, and it’s had a catastrophic impact on his family and friends.”
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