Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, died in May 2026 after travelling from west London to Brighton. The sisters had visited Birmingham shortly before their deaths, where their mother, Janice Adetoro, died in 2010.
The inquest heard that the women travelled to Birmingham on May 11 before returning to London and later heading to Brighton. CCTV footage showed them walking near the seafront in the hours before they were found.
Senior Coroner Penelope Schofield concluded that the sisters intended to end their lives but said their precise reasons might never be known.
The hearing was told that the sisters had lived relatively private lives. Evidence also indicated that Christina had experienced anxiety and depression following their mother’s death, while investigators found suicide-related searches on her laptop. However, the inquest did not establish a definitive explanation for the sisters’ actions.
Post-mortem examinations found no evidence of drugs or alcohol in their bodies, and investigators found no indication that they had been subjected to violence.
Their father, Joseph Adetoro, expressed profound grief over the loss of his three daughters, describing them as intelligent women and saying he could not understand why their lives had ended so suddenly.
The case has drawn attention to the lasting impact of bereavement and emotional distress, although the coroner stressed that the circumstances behind the sisters’ deaths could not be fully explained.
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A UK inquest has concluded that three sisters who died in the sea off Brighton took their own lives, 16 years after their mother drowned in Birmingham. A UK inquest has concluded that three sisters found dead in the sea off Brighton took their own lives, 16 years after their mother drowned in Birmingham.Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters,...
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- A UK inquest has concluded that three sisters who died in the sea off Brighton took their own lives, 16 years after their mother drowned in Birmingham.
- A UK inquest has concluded that three sisters found dead in the sea off Brighton took their own lives, 16 years after their mother drowned in Birmingham.Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, died in May 2026 after travelling from west London to Brighton.
- The sisters had visited Birmingham shortly before their deaths, where their mother, Janice Adetoro, died in 2010.The inquest heard that the women travelled to Birmingham on May 11 before returning to London and later heading to Brighton.
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A UK inquest has concluded that three sisters who died in the sea off Brighton took their own lives, 16 years after their mother drowned in Birmingham. A UK inquest has concluded that three sisters found dead in the sea off Brighton took their own lives, 16 years after their mother drowned in Birmingham.Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters,...
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October 9, 2026
