Three sisters who died in sea off Brighton took own lives, inquest finds

Three sisters whose bodies were pulled from the sea off Brighton took their own lives, coroner Penelope Schofield has ruled. Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, had been living in Greenford, London. They died on 13 May. Two days earlier they had visited an area of Birmingham adjacent to where their parent had drowned in water a few years earlier, before travelling to Brighton. Senior coroner Penelope Schofield said the women faced adverse oversea conditions erstwhile they entered the h2o disconnected Brighton formation and could not swim. She concluded the women had intended to instrumentality their ain lives and said it mightiness ne'er beryllium known wherefore they chose Brighton. If you are experiencing affectional stress, assistance and enactment is disposable via the BBC Action Line here. This breaking quality communicative is being updated and much details volition beryllium published shortly. Please refresh the leafage for the fullest version. You tin person Breaking News connected a smartphone oregon tablet via the BBC News App. You tin besides travel @BBCBreaking connected X, external to get the latest alerts. Read the full story at BBC News →