PM urged to meet murdered footballer's mum

Tracey Fisher has been campaigning for nightclubs to introduce bleed kits

The Prime Minister has been urged to meet with a mother campaigning for nightclubs to stock bleed kits after her son was murdered.

Former Birmingham City FC academy footballer Cody Fisher, who also played for Bromsgrove Sporting and Stratford Town, was fatally stabbed at Crane in a club on Boxing Day 2022.

Since his death, in Digbeth, Birmingham, his mother Tracey has been campaigning for venues to introduce bleed kits and metal detectors.

Manuela Perteghella, MP for Stratford-on-Avon, highlighted Ms Fisher’s campaign in the House of Commons on Wednesday and described her proposals as “vital”.

Speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions, the Liberal Democrat MP said 26 December would mark two years since Mr Fisher, 23, was killed.

“Cody was a talented footballer with a bright future whose life was tragically cut short when he was stabbed in a nightclub in Birmingham," she said.

“His mother Tracey has been campaigning tirelessly in his memory for legislation that would require venues to have bleed kits and metal detectors.

“In light of the government’s commitment to tackling knife crime, will the Prime Minister meet with Tracey and me to discuss these vital proposals to better protect people like Cody from the devastating impact of knife crime?”

Cody Fisher was stabbed to death in a nightclub on Boxing Day 2022

Sir Keir Starmer praised Ms Fisher for her campaign and said the government was introducing measures to tackle knife crime.

“I’ve met a number of families on this issue of bleed kits so I know first-hand just how important it is,” he added.

Kemi Carpenter, 22, and Remy Gordon, 23, were jailed for life in April after they were convicted for Mr Fisher’s murder.

Bleed kits, containing bandages, tourniquets and gloves, are designed to provide treatment for someone suffering severe bleeding while waiting for emergency medics to arrive.

They were introduced in the West Midlands following a campaign by Lynne Baird, whose son Daniel died in 2017 after he was stabbed in Digbeth.