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Three Sisters Who Drowned Off Brighton Took Their Own Lives, Coroner Rules

The coroner said the women intended to end their lives after entering rough sea conditions and could not swim, with toxicology tests negative.

  • On Thursday, Senior Coroner Penelope Schofield concluded that sisters Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, died by suicide in Brighton on May 13, ruling they had the "intention to end their lives."
  • Before their deaths, the sisters visited Brookvale Park Lake in Birmingham on May 11, where their mother Janice Adetoro took her own life 16 years earlier, a loss relatives said they never overcame.
  • Detective Chief Inspector Mark Cullimore told the inquest the sea was "particularly rough" when the sisters entered the water at Brighton Beach, where emergency services recovered their bodies on May 13.
  • Father Joseph Jacobson described his daughters as the "beautiful light that filled our family," saying he could not understand why their lives ended so suddenly and that grief feels "unbearable."
  • If you are experiencing feelings of distress, the Samaritans provide confidential support on 116 123 in the UK, while the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline offers assistance to those in the USA 24 hours a day.
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Three British sisters committed suicide last May 13 after visiting the place where their mother also did it 16 years earlier. The events occurred in Brighton and after the relevant inquiries have come to this conclusion, according to the Daily Mail. Police investigations reveal that Jane Adeloro, 36, Christina Walters, 32 and Rebecca Walters, 31, made a joint and premeditated decision. The police and the coast guard received at 5:45 a.m. the ale…

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