Police have made a breakthrough in the mysterious death of an English dancer whose body was found in a Melbourne CBD strip club more than three months ago.
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The body of Stacey Tierney, 29, was discovered in Dreams Gentlemen's Club more than 12 hours after she died on December 19.
A 33-year-old Ascot Vale man was arrested on Tuesday in relation to the investigation on suspicions of perjury. He has been released pending summons.
The fitness instructor from Manchester had been working at the Elizabeth Street club and was partying with several men who fled after she died on a Sunday night.
While the exact circumstances of the death remain unclear, it's understood Ms Tierney's body was left for up to 12 hours inside the strip club, which is closed to the public on Sundays.
A post-mortem is being conducted, including a toxicology test and the coroner will determine the cause of death.
Perjury carries a 15-year maximum jail term.
Promoter for the club, Mike Jones, refused to answer questions when the death first came to light in January.
"No one is commenting. I'm just telling you that no one is commenting," he said.
Ms Tierney's cousin Colleen told the Manchester Evening News at the time that she was a free spirit with a lovely soul.
"We obviously knew how great she was. We were so proud of her and spoke to her all the time," Colleen said.
"She was so fit and loved dancing. She came back for Christmas last year."
Ms Tierney had worked at strip clubs interstate, including in Darwin and Brisbane.
With Tammy Mills, Aisha Dow
