Stacey Tierney death probe: Dreams strip club a ‘pithole of drugs and bikies’, insider claims
A STRIP club where an exotic dancer died in mysterious circumstances was a den of drugs, bikies and secret back rooms where there was a strict rule not to leave girls alone, an insider has revealed.
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A STRIP club where an exotic dancer died in mysterious circumstances was a den of drugs, bikies and secret back rooms where there was a strict rule not to leave girls alone.
Insiders from Dreams Gentlemen’s Club said it was “a pithole of drugs and bikies” where girls who overdosed were left passed out on couches to sober up.
One source said UK-born Stacey Tierney was warned to stop working at the club before she was found dead on December 19, 2016.
Police suspect Ms Tierney, 29, consumed drugs in a restricted area at the club, and that in a cover-up attempt, the area was then cleared of illicit substances.
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The insider told of concerning activity that allegedly occurred at the venue in the past.
“Stacey would have died in what was known as the back office ... this room is only accessed through the office,” the insider said.
“There are two entrances to the actual office ... one that leads up the stairs into the back alley of the club and one that leads to the entrance of the dancers’ changing area.”
Another source claimed that females at the club would sometimes have sex with drug dealers in exchange for cocaine.
“This club has a habit of not wanting to call for an ambulance when girls are overdosing ... at least once a fortnight a girl (would be) left on the couches passed out, vomiting,” the source said.
“Young and naive women are preyed upon there.”
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Police have interviewed a number of people including club managers, colleagues and customers who spent time at Dreams, or with Ms Tierney.
It is unclear whether CCTV inside the venue, on the corner of Elizabeth and Flinders streets, has been of assistance.
In March last year police arrested a 33-year-old Ascot Vale man as part of their investigation into the death. He was detained and questioned on suspicion of perjury, but released without charge.
The police investigation has been led by detectives from Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit.
A Victoria Police spokeswoman said: “The investigation remains ongoing. The UK Coroner has primacy in relation to an inquest.”
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