Mother who helped son flee after murder found guilty
The incident happened in 2022.
The mum of one of Cody Fisher’s killers has been found guilty of trying to help her son escape to Jamaica.
Kami Carpenter had stabbed Cody to death at the Crane nightclub in Digbeth.
40 year old Jahzeen Carpenter was found guilty of assisting an offender.
She had driven to London a day after her son Boxing Day, 2022.
Officers arrested them both outside flats in the Lewisham area of South East London at around 8.30am on the 28th.
Examination of her mobile phone showed she had booked a seat for her son on a flight from Gatwick Airport to Kingston, Jamaica.
She is due to be sentenced on 15 October.
Det Insp 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.
“Today’s conviction just shows how many lives and families knife crime can destroy.”