Ex-dancer says Brit backpacker Stacey Tierney’s death would have been captured on CCTV at Melbourne strip club
A FORMER dancer at the strip club where Brit Stacey Tierney was found dead believes security cameras would have captured her dying in a private 'Fantasy Room'.
The former dancer thought Stacey looked familiar from media reports about her death on Sunday, December 18 — at a time the adult entertainment club in Melbourne, Australia – Dreams Gentlemen’s Club – should have been closed.
Victoria Police have said she had been with several men who had access to the club.
The men possibly left after she died, and the 29-year-old’s body wasn’t found until 12 hours later –just before midday on December 19.
Initial reports suggested the fitness fanatic was in a private room dubbed a “Fantasy Room” which is not covered by CCTV cameras.
But the former dancer told if Stacey – who was from Manchester – was in a private room, then the cameras would have been rolling.
“My main concern is that it all sounds so dodgy ... I don’t understand how all the reports are saying she was in an area without surveillance?”
She was adamant all the private rooms had cameras installed — which suggest police may have detailed footage of Stacey’s final hours.
“All the private rooms, the ‘lap rooms’, are covered,” she insisted.
Police have been tight-lipped about their inquiry but murder squad detectives have joined the investigation.
They had been awaiting toxicology reports they hoped would help determine how she died.
A spokeswoman told news.com.au today that a cause of death still had not been established.
The inquiry is focusing on out-of-hours activities at Dreams.
News Corp understands associates of Stacey failed to call cops for fear of attracting a police investigation into the club.
It is not clear if the men present left the club before she was discovered or emergency services were called.
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Dreams, in Melbourne’s Central Business District, is a small underground venue where patrons pass under a glittering Vegas-style sign as they walk downstairs.
The former dancer did not know Stacey but knows girls who knew her and were devastated — and worried — about what happened.
“They’re all in a bit of shock and all think there is something very wrong.”
It wasn’t uncommon for people to drink a lot at Dreams, including the staff, she said, adding: “It’s all a bit wild.”
Police have refused to say if any other staff members were in Stacey Tierney’s group on December 18.
The former dancer said there was no way she was alone with the visitors, as other staff would have been needed to “buzz them in”.
The fact the club closed officially at 6am and Stacey died that night also confused her.
“The timing doesn’t sound right ... They could have partied there and carried on all day though, that sort of thing.”
The ex-dancer only spent a short time in the club but didn’t enjoy the culture and said she thought her drink was spiked on more than one occasion.
“It wasn’t an enjoyable place,” she said.
When she heard someone died there, and in such mysterious circumstances, she knew the spotlight would fall on activities inside the club.
“My gut feeling is this story isn’t going to end well.”
The Sun revealed this week that many young Brits were being drawn into Australia’s seedy sex club industry with the lure of earning up to £1,500 a night, with Aussie men said to love the British accents and their reputation as party girls.
Stacey’s family were mostly unaware she was working as a stripper to support herself in Australia and only learned of it after her death.
Friends have said they had tried to talk her out of working at Dreams Gentlemen’s Club, but she couldn’t resist the money.
“Look, she went there. She was clearly attracted to the money and I don’t blame her,’’ one friend told The Herald Sun.
“I told her not to ... but, at the end of the day, I told Stace she could do what she wanted.’’
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