A TRIAL into the alleged murder of a footballer has been halted after a member of the jury tested positive for Covid-19.

Remy Gordon, aged 23, Kami Carpenter, aged 22, and 19-year-old Reegan Anderson, all deny murdering 23- year-old Cody Fisher, who was stabbed to death inside the Crane nightclub in Digbeth on Boxing Day 2022.

The trial, which is expected to last for six weeks, started last week. However, on Friday (January 19), the trial was postponed due to a juror testing positive for Covid-19.

The trial is expected to continue on Wednesday, January 24, in line with government guidelines.

On the first day of their trial at Birmingham Crown Court, jurors heard Mr Fisher, of Redditch, was killed in an attack after being identified on Snapchat.

Michael Duck KC, prosecuting, said 48 hours before the killing, Mr Fisher had been in another club when he accidentally touched Gordon’s back.

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Mr Duck said at 2.54am on Christmas morning, Gordon sent a message to a Snapchat group, including Carpenter and Anderson, which said: "Who knows this little pip squeak?"

He says Gordon then sent the group a picture of Mr Fisher and his friends, with the caption: "Due to shank him up."

Mobile phone footage of Mr Fisher lying on the floor after he was stabbed in the chest and leg was shown to the court, as well as further film which captured part of the attack on his friend.

After the footage was shown to the jury, Mr Duck held up the “ferocious” knife, used to kill Mr Fisher – contained in a see-through plastic box – so the jury could see its size.

Carpenter, of no fixed address, Gordon, of Cofton Park Drive, Rednal, and Anderson, of no fixed address, all deny murder and affray.

Mr Fisher was a former Birmingham City academy member who also played for Stratford Town, Bromsgrove Sporting, Stourbridge FC and the Kidderminster Harriers Academy.

Mr Fisher also worked as a sports coach visiting several schools including Woodrow First School and Nursery in Redditch.