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Family of Brighton Sisters Found Dead in Sea Say Their Mum Drowned 16 Years Ago
A fundraiser aims to raise £18,000 for the sisters’ funerals as detectives review CCTV and say there is no evidence of criminality.
Three sisters—Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31—were found dead in the sea off Brighton on May 13, with Sussex Police investigating but reporting no evidence of criminal activity.
Family members theorized the sisters may have traveled to Brighton to honor their mother, Janice Adetoro, who drowned in Birmingham in 2010, describing them as "the closest sisters and best friends who did everything together."
Chief Superintendent Adam Hays urged witnesses who saw the women near Madeira Drive between 10 p.m. on May 12 and 5:30 a.m. on May 13 to contact police, as investigators reviewed hundreds of hours of CCTV footage.
A GoFundMe fundraiser organized by aunt Adesoji Adetoro for their father, Joseph, has raised nearly £30,000 to cover funeral costs as the family processes the "unimaginable tragedy."
Following online conspiracy theories sparked by a circulated AI-generated image, the family urged compassion; aunt Ajike Adetoro said the speculation is "doing the family more harm than good.