Stripper Stacey Tierney found dead in Melbourne lap dancing club led double life

The household of a British backpacker discovered useless in an Australian 'gentleman's' membership had no thought she was working as an unique dancer and would have been 'horrified', her cousin mentioned in the present day.

As Stacey Tierney's heartbroken mother and father strive come to phrases with their daughter's unexplained and sudden demise her older cousin Paul mentioned: 'We're devastated and assume there was foul play. 

'And whoever is accountable is a coward and a low life for leaving her dying or useless and failing to get any assist.It's surprising behaviour and really distressing.'

'Since she misplaced her life rumours have surfaced of her being a stripper however we all know completely nothing about this,' Mr Tierney mentioned.

Tragic Stacey's uncle Graham Tierney, in Manchester, mentioned: 'I did not know she was working in that membership and I do not assume anybody within the household did.

'So far as we knew, she was simply travelling round Australia and having fun with it. I noticed all her photographs on Fb and it regarded like she was having time.

'She wasn't the kind of lady to get entangled with medication so far as I do know however we simply have no idea what has occurred. Possibly her drink was spiked or one thing like that, who is aware of?' 

Journey of a lifetime: British backpacker Stacey Tierney, 29, pictured at Wyndham on William, Melbourne, final January, was an unique dancer on the metropolis's Goals Gents's Membership the place she died in mysterious circumstances on December 17. She had been entertaining a personal celebration of unnamed males. Her physique was found on Sunday - 24 hours after she died  

Wild moon baby: Pals described Ms Tierney, pictured in October 2015, on Australia's Gold Coast, as a free spirit who was dwelling the 'backpacker's dream' throughout her three years there. However her cousin Paul Tierney she saved her job working as a stripper hidden from her household

Excessive octane: Health fanatic Stacey's Fb web page is stuffed with photographs, chronicling her adventures in Australia together with an adrenalin-fuelled skydive in March 2014, eight months after she arrived in July 2013. She mentioned she was 'so completely happy' she had made the leap

'Love these women': Stacey hid the reality about her unique dancing from her household, in response to buddy Briar Rose, pictured centre in an image from Stacey's Fb web page, above. She funded her travels with strip dances, in response to buddy Yasmin Donaldson, proper

Reside for the second: A rare on-line diary chronicling her adventures present free-spirited Stacey diving from a airplane, sunbathing on a yacht, taking epic street journeys and having fun with wild events are prefaced with the phrases: 'The happiest time of my life is now'

He went on: 'I do know my brother, Stacey's dad, has been making an attempt to get some solutions from the Australian authorities however everybody appears to be tight lipped in the meanwhile. We solely know what everybody else is aware of - the reviews which have been within the papers.

'All of the household appear very upset as a result of she was such a terrific lady who was having fun with life.' 

Gorgeous health fanatic Stacey, 29, swapped the rain of Manchester for the white-sand seashores of Queensland in 2013, and for greater than three years lived the backpacker's dream.

On her Fb web page she posted scores of unbelievable photos displaying her diving from a airplane, sunbathing on a yacht, taking epic street journeys and having fun with wild events, prefaced with the phrases: 'The happiest time of my life is now'.

She described herself proudly as a 'free spirit' and a 'wild moon baby'.

However behind the grins and ocean sunsets that she invited her household and pals to view, the skilled dancer hid the reality of how she was paying for glamorous life-style.  

HGV driver Paul, 32 - whose dad Alan is brother of the sufferer's dad Steven - mentioned Stacey from Stockport, Larger Manchester, who had been as a consequence of have a good time her milestone 30th birthday in simply two weeks on January 20, 'completely liked' Australia.

Paul, from Mitcham, Surrey, defined: 'She had numerous pals there and I actually assume she wished to settle there for good.

'She was at all times in nice spirits and simply oozed life. She was very fairly and petite and really energetic and would gentle up a room.

'We have been in touch on social media and knew Stacey was working laborious to pay for her life-style, performing some pole dancing for money, however not something shameful which might trigger any embarrassment to her household. 

He mentioned he nonetheless hoped it was not true 'Her mother and father could be horrified.

'It was all innocent dancing, her pals in Melbourne have since instructed us. She was additionally into health and liked doing all that energetic Zumba.'

Paul mentioned he final noticed her two years in the past throughout a visit to Australia. He recalled: 'I went on vacation in June 2014 to assist settle one other cousin who had simply moved over there. On the time Stacey was in Brisbane and we met up for the day and went to the seashore. She was in nice spirits and loving life.'

Preventing again tears, he mentioned: 'That was the final time I ever noticed her. I can not consider she has gone and in such mysterious circumstances.

'We can have no closure till we all know what occurred. The police have been hopeless and have not instructed us a lot in any respect.'

Dingo Divas: Solar-kissed snaps present her dwelling life to the total with journeys down Australia's Gold Coast earlier than her mysterious demise. In October 2015, she toured Fraser Island and posted a photograph of a human pyramid with the caption: 'It took just a few makes an attempt however we did it!

Seashore bum: Backpacker Stacey, pictured on Fraser Island, liked her carefree life-style with few commitments. She joyfully described her journey as having 'no precise plan, simply winging it'.

'Down Underneath!' In February, ten months earlier than her mysterious demise, Stacey was pictured on a ship of Australia's coast absorbing the solar and seemingly with out a care on the planet

Shut buddy and fellow unique dancer Briar Rose has revealed to MailOnline how Stacey danced 'as a lot as she might' to fund her travels, a secret the younger Briton apparently saved hidden.

Briar Rose mentioned: 'I do not assume her household knew she was a [exotic] dancer. I do not assume she spoke [to her family] about it. She's been dancing just a few years on and off.'

New Zealander Briar labored with Stacey as an unique dancer in strip golf equipment in Brisbane and Darwin, hard-partying cities in Australia's north-east.

Ms Rose has revealed how the younger Briton needed to attend personal events and provide personal dances as a way to earn money.

Requested by MailOnline if Stacey supplied personal dances, she replied; 'Sure. That is how all of us earn money. If we did not do personal lap dances we would not receives a commission a lot.'

And the Kiwi revealed the precarious nature of incomes potential with membership administration taking nearly half of their earnings. On some nights dancers would stroll out of the membership with nothing, she mentioned.

'We receives a commission for ideas and privates [dances]. On the finish [of the night] the cash we make [the management] took 45 per cent.

'So you'll be able to have s*** nights and good nights.

'You may simply make a whole lot [of Australian dollars] or you'll be able to stroll out with nothing.' 

Whereas working at Brisbane's Showgirls nightclub Stacey befriended one other dancer, Yasmin Donaldson, earlier than the Briton left Queensland for Melbourne.

She instructed MailOnline: 'We have been each strippers. Stacey was very nice.

'She was travelling from England and he or she was staying in Brisbane at a backpackers place and we used to do shifts [at Showgirls nightclub] collectively.'

Miss Donaldson added she was 'fairly positive' that the Briton had 'funded' her glamorous travelling life-style via unique dancing.

'I went to her backpackers place the place she was staying as soon as. We went to the homosexual pleasure march with one other stripper who labored with us. We had a extremely good discuss and had just a few drinks and had a extremely good time.'

She added: 'Stacey left Brisbane and went to Melbourne I believe with some pals or different backpackers.'

In addition to working in golf equipment in Brisbane and Darwin Stacey additionally carried out as an unique dancer in three venues in Melbourne when she arrived within the Victoria metropolis about six months in the past.

The Briton labored at Goldfingers, Males's Gallery and Goals Gents's Membership the place her lifeless physique was found slumped in a nook simply days earlier than Christmas.  She had allegedly been there for 12 hours.

Halloween queen: Stacey give up her job on the sports activities vitamin retailer Bodybuilding Warehouse Stacey arrived in Australia in July 2013, the place she arrange residence in Brisbane. Her closest pals mentioned she was a fun-loving celebration lady who favored to decorate up 

Stacey's Uncle Graham Tierney mentioned: 'We're discovering it troublesome to get data, and realise there's an investigation relating to the suspicious circumstances.'

Her father Stephen Tierney mentioned he was heartbroken by the lack of his 'stunning' daughter, he added, whereas the thriller surrounding what occurred to her was solely including to their grief. 

The third of 4 sisters - Stephanie, Kristie and Kelly-Anne - Stacey grew up in a big and loving household in south Manchester. 

Initially from Withington, she studied dance at Oldham School, then began educating zumba and health lessons on the Manchester Aquatics Centre. 

The 12 months earlier than she left for Australia, she was working at Bodybuilding Warehouse, an organization that sells health dietary supplements.

She had instructed her household she deliberate to grow to be a scholar in Melbourne, and when she returned residence for Christmas final 12 months her cousin believed she was working as a health teacher.

Stacey's cousin Colleen instructed the Manchester Night Information simply earlier than Christmas: 'We clearly knew how nice she was. We have been so pleased with her and spoke to her on a regular basis. 

'She was so match and liked dancing. She got here again for Christmas final 12 months. She had been working as a health teacher however she determined she was going to reapply and he or she was accepted again on a scholar visa.'  

Vigorous: Throughout her time in Australia she toured the Gold Coast's vacationer sights together with the gorgeous Whitsunday Islands and Fraser Island with different backpackers, pictured

Tragedy: In a tribute to Stacey, pictured mendacity on 'outstanding rocks' in February, Nathan Cartwright wrote: 'Darkish day to listen to of somebody so vigorous to come back to such a tragic finish'

Get together loving: Stacey, whose mom Michelle, 52, and sisters dwell in Stockport within the UK, made pals simply as she stayed in backpackers' hostels and instructed her pals on Fb she was 'In love with the Gold Coast' when this photograph was taken in July final 12 months

'Happiest time of my life is now': Former Oldham School pupil Stacey was pictured doing yoga looking out Torquay Surf Seashore on the Nice Ocean Street, Victoria, in April - eight months earlier than she died

Sunday climbs: In Melbourne, Stacey reportedly made a detailed group of pals, with whom she had not too long ago moved in with. Right here she is pictured at an indoor climbing centre within the metropolis in Could

In truth, Stacey was reliant on the earnings from three separate lapdancing golf equipment in Melbourne to fund her dream, in response to pals she had made regionally.

She is reported to have been entertaining a gaggle of males at a personal celebration on the strip-club when she fell in poor health.

The unnamed males are then mentioned to have left with out elevating the alarm or calling for assist for ailing Stacey. Homicide squad detectives are actually a part of the investigation into Stacey's demise.

Her cousin Paul blasted some reviews that his cousin could have died after dabbling in medication. 

He insisted: 'Stacey would by no means take medication. She favored a drink however didn't do medication. She was too into her health.

'The worst factor is other than shedding her is that we do not know the circumstances of her demise. I do not know after we will discover out, the police over there are nonetheless investigating.

'One thing suspicious has occurred and somebody is aware of precisely what! The membership the place she labored was closed however had been opened up by anyone for a personal celebration.

'Her poor mother and father are devastated and may hardly deal with the lack of know-how. It is tearing them aside. The physique hasn't been repatriated but and so they and we do not know if we needs to be going to Australia. Nobody is absolutely telling us something.' 

A determined Paul fumed: 'How can they [the police] rule out foul play. Why aren't they treating it as suspected manslaughter or homicide? Police will not be being useful.'

Paul instructed of the second he discovered his cousin was useless. He recalled: 'It was the Tuesday earlier than Christmas and my niece phoned to interrupt the information. It was dreadful.'

Stacey, who had joyfully described her journey as having 'no precise plan, [I'm] simply winging it', had initially gone backpacking to Australia about three and a half years in the past together with her boyfriend Matthew Girvan , 29.

Paul mentioned: 'They'd been collectively for a very long time however they cut up up whereas they have been over there. He had a contract as an engineer.'

Stacey retuned to the UK when her first visa ran out. Paul defined: 'She liked it a lot and simply wished to return so she utilized for a visa to review. It was her dream to grow to be a nurse.

Organising residence in Brisbane, she took half in a sky-dive - posting heartstopping photos of herself in a tandem parachute leap with an teacher.

And over the approaching months she visited a few of Queensland's unbelievable nature spots together with the paradise-like Whitsunday Islands.

Stacey, pictured with a buddy, chronicled the primary two and a half years of her journey of a lifetime in Australia on her Fb web page, however for the final six months of her life the photographs dried up 

Get together lady: In one of many final photos she posted, in July, Stacey posed for a selfie at a nightclub with a male buddy which she wrote together with the caption: 'I am in love with the Gold Coast'

Stacey, pictured left with a male buddy, had been partying with a gaggle of males on the membership the place she labored on December 18. It's believed the membership was closed and he or she was with them at a personal celebration. Stacey is believed to have complained that she felt unwell and the lads left. He physique was found on December 19, 24 hours later

A fun-loving celebration lady, Stacey liked dressing up, notably for Halloween. One 12 months she wearing a black and white stripped convicts uniform, the next 12 months as a 'she-devil', in a decent leather-based all-in-one go well with and a horned tiara.

Christmas 2014 was a far cry from the wind and chilly of Manchester with horse rides alongside a mushy sand seashore adopted by a doze in a beach-side hammock. New Yr's Eve was a raucous celebration again in Brisbane.

Profiting from her unique location Stacey took frequent journeys out of city, sleeping below the celebrities in Nossa Everglades and visiting Fraser Island, famed for its white sand seashores and quiet lagoons. In one other cute submit she reveals she took the possibility to hug a koala bear.

Sleeping in backpackers hostels and taking forest hikes, Stacey marvelled at Australia's tropical north throughout a visit to Darwin and watched open-air music concert events on the seashore.

The party-loving younger lady from Manchester additionally danced the evening away the Queensland's Brisbane Pleasure Pageant with pals Briar Rose and Yasmin Donaldson, each unique dancers who she had met whereas working as a stripper.

In January final 12 months Stacey took a visit to Victoria, staying on the prestigious Wyndham on William Resort.

With pals she took within the awe-inspiring twelve apostles sea rock formations throughout an epic drive with pals alongside the Nice Ocean Street and McKenzie Falls in Victoria. She additionally visited the Exceptional Rocks nationwide park in South Australia. 

Paradise misplaced: The previous health coach, from Larger Manchester, in England's north west, had reportedly been partying on the membership with a gaggle of males whereas the venue was closed

Thriller: Pals of Stacey, pictured at at Halloween celebration in November 2015, mentioned it was out of character for her to be spending time with males she didn't know at a membership she labored in after hours. There isn't a suggestion that the membership's administration is implicated in her demise

Stacey returned to Melbourne about six months in the past and began work on the Goals Gents's Membership, the place she was lastly to lose her life. 

It was round this time when public posts stopped showing on her often prolific Fb feed.

The membership, which boasts that it's Melbourne's 'most interesting desk high dancing venue' with 'a number of essentially the most beautiful women' gives 'full throttle' nights the place lapdances final three songs for 'simply $50'.

Shockingly, the sister of the membership's proprietor has questioned whether or not her demise was an overdose after claiming women who work at strip golf equipment 'get excessive on no matter drug'.

Antoinette Aparo, 51 - the sister of Goals Gents's Membership proprietor Salvatore - instructed Every day Mail Australia: 'I do know strip golf equipment and I do know the kind of women who work there.'

'They go get excessive on ... no matter drug ... then they go to work, do their dancing and go residence - how do we all know this lady did not simply overdose?'

'All I can say is it is going to be fascinating to see what the police provide you with.'  

Nonetheless, a buddy of Stacey pictured in 2014, has raised doubts about her demise, saying she had by no means taken medication. Briar Rose mentioned: 'As quickly as I heard she had died I requested if she had been killed I knew in my coronary heart that one thing was not proper.'

Nonetheless Stacey's family and friends have vehemently disputed Ms Aparo's allegations, insisting the younger Briton was the 'first to say no' if supplied medication.

Good friend and fellow stripper Briar instructed DailyMail Australia: 'Stacey was wholesome, did not contact medication and was so upbeat about life she would not take her personal life.'

She added: 'She wouldn't get excessive then go to work. After I was working together with her she was hardly drunk in any respect.' 

Pals and colleagues on the membership have instructed of their disappointment at her tragic demise.

Heartbroken unique dancer Cherly Minxy Grant mentioned: 'You did not deserve this. No-one does.

'I assumed it could make issues simpler if we knew what occurred however with every new element I believe everybody turns into extra shocked and heartbroken that in your final hours on this earth you needed to endure what you probably did.

'I actually hope you understand how a lot you might be liked and that we cannot cease till whoever did this to you is put behind bars.'

Her cousin Paul added: 'She was dwelling the dream. What occurred was so tragic, she did not should die.

'She would have been celebrating her large 30 in just a few weeks - that may have been a celebration!' 

 

 

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