A MAN, aged 18, charged with the murder of footballer Cody Fisher has appeared in court.

Reegan Anderson is the third man to be charged with the murder of 23-year-old Cody Fisher on the dance floor of Crane nightclub in Digbeth, just before midnight on December 26.

Anderson has also been charged with affray.

Appearing at Birmingham Crown Court via video link from HMP Brinsford on Monday, January 16, Anderson was not asked to enter pleas and will appear again on March 17.

Judge Paul Farrer KC said: “You will be back before the court on March 17 when the court will make further directions and the charge will be put to you and you will be required to respond to it.

“I fix the trial date for July 3 which is the date I have fixed for two others.”

Anderson, 18, of Erdington, was remanded in custody after the hearing.

He will appear at Birmingham Crown Court again in March for a plea and trial preparation hearing alongside Kami Carpenter, 21, and Remy Gordon, 22, who were charged with murder five days after the death of Mr Fisher.

Carpenter, of no fixed address, and Gordon, of Cofton Park Drive, Rednal, are also set to face trial on July 3, while another suspect has been released on bail.

Police have set up a dedicated webpage for members of the public to send footage, pictures and information to detectives as the investigation into the killing continues.

Crane’s licence has been withdrawn and several other clubs in the city have since installed life-saving bleed kits donated by the Daniel Baird Foundation, a charity started by Lynne Baird after her son Daniel was murdered with a knife in Digbeth in July 2017.