Marco Carola

A 23-year-old man stabbed to death on The Dance floor of a Birmingham nightclub has been named by police.

Cody Fisher was fatally injured at The Crane on Adderley Street, Digbeth, just before 23:45 GMT on 26 December.

Despite efforts to save him, he was pronounced dead about 30 Minutes later, West Midlands Police said.

His Family said: " They have broken our hearts; I have lost my Best Friend . " Police are appealing for witnesses.

The Incident happened during a Boxing Day event featuring well-known techno DJ Marco Carola , that started at 15:00 GMT.

Mr Fisher played left back in local non-league football around Birmingham.

His picture, released by West Midlands police, shows him in the colours of a Bromsgrove side, and he also played for Stratford Town and Stourbridge.

He had been in the Birmingham City FC Academy, and was also a trainee with Walsall, according to Social Media and local media posts.

Police believe Mr Fisher was approached by a group before being stabbed and are urging anyone in The Club to get In Touch .

" We know there were hundreds of people in the nightclub at The Time , " added Det Insp Thurgood.

" While we've spoken to A Number of them already, we still need to hear from anyone who was there and who witnessed or even filmed What Happened . "

One clubber told the PA news agency there were " groups of lads" who were " looking to cause trouble".

" As soon as me and My Friends walked in, we got a very weird vibe and the atmosphere wasn't good, " said Sydnee Power, 23, from Birmingham.

No arrests have been made but The Scene remains closed while officers gather evidence and review CCTV footage.

Source of news: bbc.com