Sussex Police Identify Three Sisters Found Dead Off Brighton Beach

Three sisters from west London were found dead in the sea off Brighton beach on 13 May, a tragedy that has left their family grappling with a second devastating loss after the women’s mother drowned in similar circumstances 16 years earlier.

Emergency services were called at around 5.45am after reports of a person in the water near Madeira Drive. The bodies of Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, all from the Uxbridge area, were later recovered from the sea. They were formally identified by Sussex Police, who said there is currently no evidence of criminality or third-party involvement.

The sisters’ mother, Janice Adetoro, died in 2010 after walking into a lake in Birmingham. Her body was not recovered for several months due to weather conditions, according to family members. Relatives suggested the sisters may have travelled to Brighton in memory of their mother, though they said they had no idea the women had made the journey. The family described the three as reserved, close-knit, and not given to drinking, smoking, or nightlife, and said their deaths were completely unexpected.

Their father, Joseph, released a statement through police expressing...