From West Midlands Police:
We’ve arrested two men on suspicion of the murder of footballer Cody Fisher today, who was stabbed to death at a nightclub in Birmingham on Boxing Day.
A 22-year-old was held at an address in Birmingham city centre just after midnight, while a second man aged 21 was arrested in London later in the morning.
They will be questioned on suspicion of the murder of Cody, who was stabbed on the dance floor of the Crane nightclub on Adderley Street just before midnight on Boxing Day.
He died at the scene.
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Earlier appeal:
We’ve launched a murder investigation after a man was stabbed to death on the dancefloor of a Birmingham nightclub.
We were called to The Crane nightclub on Adderley Street in Digbeth just before 11.45pm yesterday (26 December) to reports that the 23-year-old had been stabbed.
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Despite efforts to save him, he was pronounced dead around 30 minutes later.
Tonight, we can name him as Cody Fisher.
His family said: “They have broken our hearts; I have lost my best friend. My family and I are asking for privacy and respectfulness at this heart-breaking time.”
