Former dancer says Stacey Tierney death would have been captured on CCTV

SHE worked at the same club where Brit Stacey Tierney died — and this ex-dancer thinks her final moments may be on CCTV.

A FORMER dancer at the Melbourne strip club where Stacey Tierney was found dead believes security cameras would have captured her dying in a private “Fantasy Room”.

The former dancer thought Ms Tierney looked familiar from media reports about her death on Sunday, December 18. She died inside adult entertainment venue, Dreams Gentlemen’s Club, at a time it 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 on December 19.

Initial reports suggest the fitness fanatic was in a private room dubbed a “Fantasy Room” not covered by CCTV cameras.

But the former dancer told news.com.au if Ms Tierney — 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 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 Ms Tierney’s final hours.

“All the private rooms, the ‘lap rooms’, are covered.”

Stacey Tierney had only worked at Dreams Gentlemen’s Club a few weeks.

Police have been tight-lipped about their inquiry but homicide squad detectives have joined the investigation.

They have been awaiting toxicology reports they hoped would help determine how she died.

A spokeswoman told news.com.au on Tuesday afternoon a cause of death still hadn’t been established and investigations were “ongoing”.

The inquiry is focusing on out-of-hours activities at Dreams.

News Corp understands associates of Ms Tierney failed to call triple-0 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.

Dreams, in Melbourne’s CBD, is a small underground venue where patrons pass under a glittering Vegas-style sign as they walk downstairs.

The former dancer did not know Ms Tierney 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.”

Stacey Tierney would have celebrated her 30th birthday in January.

Dreams Gentlemen's Club in Melbourne's CBD where Stacey Tierney died.

It wasn’t uncommon for people to drink a lot at Dreams, including the staff. “It’s all a bit wild.”

Police have refused to say if any other staff members were in Ms Tierney’s group on December 18. The former dancer told news.com.au 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 Ms Tierney 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.”

She only spent a short time in the club but didn’t enjoy the culture and thought her drink was spiked on more than one occasion.

“It wasn’t an enjoyable place.”

Friends warned Stacey Tierney about working at the club.

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 reported this week that many young Brits were being drawn into Australia’s seedy sex club industry with the lure of earning up to $2500 a night, with Aussie men said to love the British accents and their reputation as party girls.

The family of Ms Tierney 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,’’ the 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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