Inquest opens for three sisters who died in sea

An inquest opened into the deaths of three sisters who died in the sea off Brighton beach on 13 May. Sussex Police are investigating how the women came to be in the water. Officers told the court they were satisfied there was no third-party involvement. The recorded causes of death have not yet been ascertained. The coroner offered condolences to the father, who attended remotely. The coroner said the inquest was hoped to stop social media speculation about how the women died. Adetoro’s body was brought ashore by the RNLI and she was declared dead at the scene. Christina Walters’ body was recovered by an RNLI lifeboat and pronounced deceased at the RNLI station. The younger sister’s body washed ashore near Black Rock.

"An inquest has opened into the deaths of three sisters in the sea off Brighton beach. Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, from the Uxbridge area of London, died on 13 May in what police called a "terrible tragedy"."

"Officers were satisfied there was no third-party involvement in their deaths, the court heard. The three women's recorded cause of death is yet to be ascertained, the court was also told."

"Schofield said she hoped the inquest "stops the social media speculation" around how they died. The court heard Adetoro's body was brought by the RNLI to shore, where emergency services were in attendance. She was declared dead at the scene."

"Christina Walters' body was also recovered from the sea by an RNLI lifeboat. She was taken to the RNLI lifeboat station at Brighton Marina and pronounced deceased. The body of the younger sister washed ashore near the Black Rock."

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