Tributes paid on anniversary of St Kilda murder

Paying respects: Mourners remember Tracy Connelly. Photo: Joe Armao

One year after sex worker Tracy Connelly was murdered, many have returned to the place where she died to commemorate her.

About 100 people stood holding candles outside sex worker support group St Kilda Gatehouse's headquarters on Monday night.

Ms Connelly's partner, Tony Melissovas, found her body in the van where they lived, parked on Greeves Street on July 21, 2013. Mr Melissovas has been cleared as a suspect because he was receiving treatment for a hand injury on the night of her death. He was also at the event on Monday, which doubled as a tribute to other women who had been victims of violence.

Tracy Connelly.

Police believe that Tracy was killed by one of her clients, and that robbery may have been a motive.

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They have yet to charge anyone with her murder, but are looking through thousands of number plates of cars in the area which Mr Melissovas recorded.

Detective Senior Sergeant Stuart Bailey, who was at the memorial on Monday, said police had spoken to several people there who gave them information about new people they could speak to in their investigation.

He urged the public not to assume that a year on police did not need more information.

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Tributes paid on anniversary of St Kilda murder