Mother sentenced for helping killer son flee Birmingham following Cody Fisher murder
Cody Fisher was murdered at Crane nightclub in Digbeth on Boxing Day 2022
A mother has been given a suspended sentence for helping her son flee the West Midlands in the aftermath of murdering a teenager in Birmingham.
Jahzeen Carpenter and her son Kami Carpenter were caught by police in South East London with two suitcases of clothes, just days after Cody Fisher was murdered in Crane nightclub in Digbeth.
Examination of the 40-year-old's mobile phone found she had researched a flight to Jamaica, that her son booked a seat on.
The pair were arrested on 28th December 2022.
After a trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court, Jahzeen Carpenter, of Peak Drive, Lower Gornal, was found guilty of assisting an offender
Yesterday (15th Oct), she was given a prison sentence of two years, which was suspended for two years.
Detective Inspector Phil Poole, from our Homicide team, said: “Cody’s murder left his family and friends devastated and struggling to come to terms with what had happened.
“But while his loved ones were grieving, Carpenter’s mother was trying to help her son avoid capture and flee to Jamaica, which would have severely hampered our investigation and delayed justice.
“We worked really closely with colleagues from the Metropolitan Police, who were able to move in and arrest both of them before Kami Carpenter could leave the country.
“It meant we were able to achieve justice for Cody’s family, and our thoughts remain with them to this day.
“The conviction just shows how many lives and families knife crime can destroy.”
Last year, Kami Carpenter, now 24, was jailed for life for Cody’s murder and ordered to serve a minimum of 25 years before he can be considered for release.