Mother and aunt of Cody Fisher murderer 'tried to help him avoid manhunt and escape to Jamaica'

The mother of Cody Fisher's murderer tried to help him flee the country to Jamaica after the killing, a court has heard.

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Kami Carpenter, 23, was found guilty of murdering Cody Fisher in Digbeth, Birmingham on Boxing Day 2022.

Cody Fisher and his mum Tracey
Cody Fisher and his mum Tracey

Between knifing the promising footballer to death on the dancefloor of Crane nightclub and being arrested three days later, the killer travelled to London.

Cody Fisher, 23, was stabbed in a nightclub, December 26 2022
Cody Fisher, 23, was stabbed in a nightclub, December 26 2022

His mother Jahzeen Carpenter, 39 and from Dudley, allegedly tried to mastermind his getaway by booking a flight from Heathrow and organising him a safe house in Spanish Town, Jamaica.

She is on trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court charged with assisting an offender. If found guilty she could follow her son into the prison system.

Convicted murderer Kami Carpenter. Photo: West Midlands Police/PA Wire
Convicted murderer Kami Carpenter. Photo: West Midlands Police/PA Wire

Ms Carpenter's sister Nadine Taylor, 45, of Himley Court, Lower Gornal, Dudley, was charged with the same offence but is too ill to stand trial.