PLEASE HELP TO END THIS AGONY
FAMILY PLEA FOR WITNESSES AFTER KILLING OF FIDEL
THE family of murdered Fidel Glasgow has urged those who know who killed him to come forward and end their pain.
His loved ones were yesterday shown CCTV that shows the trouble outside a Coventry nightclub that ended up with Fidel being stabbed to death.
It is now more than three months since the 21-year-old died in hospital after being found seriously injured at the rear of Club M, in Hertford Place, in the early hours of September 1.
His killer has still not been found.
And with Christmas fast approaching, his family are more desperate than ever to get the answers they crave.
Speaking at a press conference at West Midlands Police HQ in Birmingham, Fidel’s mum and grandfather both emotionally appealed for people to speak to police.
Fidel’s mum Melanie told the Telegraph that life is “horrendous” at the moment and she “still can’t go to that part of Coventry” where her son was killed.
She described Fidel as being a “very happy” person who was “always laughing and happy and always trying to help somebody out”.
When asked what she would say to anyone who may have information on what happened to Fidel, she said: “Just come forward. Somebody out there knows something.
“We haven’t just had to deal with the loss of my son, we have to deal with not knowing who did it.
“Have they come to the funeral or have they offered their condolences?”
The footage released by West Midlands Police shows a huge crowd of people near to Club M in the early hours of September 1.
The cameras follows the incident as it moves around the streets, with many people seen to be filming what was happening.
Fidel’s grandfather Michael Anderson, who was shown the CCTV footage along with other family members, said that the police “aren’t getting enough information”.
He said: “Since we spoke last time [at a previous press conference] it seems that people didn’t come forward.
“We can see there were many people there and they would have seen what was happening.
“Why aren’t they coming forward?”
Michael urged people to “imagine what Melanie is going through”, especially with it being Christmas time, and added: “I’m hoping that when they see themselves in the video they will see themselves filming and think ‘why haven’t I come forward?.’
“Is it better to defend a killer than a mother who has lost her child?
“I need those people to look in to themselves.”
Detectives have so far arrested two people as part of their investigation in to Fidel’s death in Coventry.
One of those - a 23-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder - has since been released with no further action to be taken.
Meanwhile, another man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm in in relation with what occurred on September 1.
Aitkou Diallo, 23, of no fixed address, has denied that charge, as well as ones of robbery and possession of cocaine, and will stand trial in February.
Detective Superintendent Matt Markham also spoke at yesterday’s press conference and said they are still trying to speak to “hundreds” of people who may have vital information.
He said: “The CCTV shows the chaos outside Club M. It must have been fairly frightening for the people that were there.
“We can see people filming it as it unfold and we are encouraging people to come forward.
“They have nothing to fear by coming forward.
“What they saw they may feel was unimportant, but it could be fairly critical to our investigation.”
He also urged anyone with information to “think about that evening for Fidel’s family and the kind of Christmas they will be having”.
During the press conference, both Michael and Melanie were wearing T-shirts that were designed by Fidel.
Michael explained that Fidel was trying to set himself up a career by designing items and the family are going to sell some of his creations with the proceeds going to a charity that works with helping younger people or youth services.