Shocking footage shows the moment Oldbury killer stabs man inside Walsall nightclub

Chilling CCTV footage shows the moment an Oldbury man stabbed and killed Akeem Francis-Kerr at Walsall nightclub.

The footage, from inside the nightclub, has been released by West Midlands Police after Edward Wilson was jailed for life for the murder of Akeem.  Wilson was told he will serve a minimum of 22 years for the murder of Akeem Francis-Kerr as he was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday, December 16.

Akeem, 29, was stabbed in the neck while at Valesha's nightclub - also known as Coliseum in the early hours of March 11 this year. He died within an hour of being stabbed. CCTV captured the moment Edward Wilson stabbed him in the neck and it was this footage which ultimately convicted the 40-year-old of murder. Akeem had only been in the club for a few minutes before he was approached by Wilson and attacked shortly after 5am.

A motive is not known but it is thought Wilson was upset and angry that Akeem had stood in an area of the bar where he had been standing earlier.

Wilson had gone to the toilet and when he returned he saw Akeem standing in his spot. Wilson, from Temple Way, Oldbury, then quickly fled the scene with his hood up.

Wilson had been convicted of murder following a trial at Stafford Crown Court which concluded in September. CCTV played a crucial role in the case and West Midlands Police detectives trawled through hours of footage to build a case against Wilson who was wearing a distinctive AMIRI  jacket and baseball cap in the club on the night he stabbed Akeem.

While Akeem was lying on the ground being given emergency first aid, Wilson put his hood up and headed for the exit keeping his right hand in his pocket throughout. He fled the West Midlands following the murder but officers apprehended him after tracking him down to Sheffield where he was hiding in an apartment he had rented out.