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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Richard Vernalls

Birmingham nightclub shut for good after fatal Boxing Day stabbing on dancefloor

Cody Fisher was stabbed to death on the venue’s dancefloor on Boxing Day

(Picture: PA Media)

A Birmingham nightclub where footballer Cody Fisher was fatally stabbed on Boxing Day has been shut down for good after having its operating licence revoked.

West Midlands Police said the club’s ongoing operation posed “terrifying risks” to patrons, amid “blatant” and widespread drug use, and “inadequate” security measures, which had also allowed a knife to enter the venue.

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