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Three sisters who died in the sea off Brighton took their own lives, an inquest has found.
Overview
A coroner has ruled that three sisters—Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters, and Rebecca Walters—took their own lives after entering the sea off Brighton beach on 13 May. The senior coroner noted that the women could not swim and faced adverse sea conditions.
Key points
- Three sisters, Jane Adetoro (36), Christina Walters (32), and Rebecca Walters (31), died on 13 May after their bodies were pulled from the sea off Brighton.
- A coroner concluded at an inquest that the sisters took their own lives.
- Prior to travelling to Brighton, the sisters visited an area in Birmingham close to where their mother had drowned in a lake a few years earlier.
- Senior coroner Penelope Schofield stated that the women entered the water off Brighton beach, could not swim, and faced adverse sea conditions.