Three British sisters who were found dead in the sea off Brighton in southern England died by suicide, a coroner has ruled.
The women — 36-year-old Jane Adetoro, 32-year-old Christina Walters and 31-year-old Rebecca Walters — were found in the sea in the early hours of May 13, 2026.
Senior Coroner Penelope Schofield reached the conclusion during an inquest at Woodvale Coroner’s Court in Brighton on Thursday.
The sisters, who lived together in London, travelled to Brighton in a pre-booked taxi on the evening of May 12 and were last seen alive on the beach in the early hours of the following day.
The court heard that the women entered the water in darkness despite being unable to swim and while sea conditions were adverse.
Their bodies were subsequently recovered from the sea by emergency responders.
Post-mortem examinations established that the sisters died from drowning. Police also found no evidence of criminality or the involvement of a third party.
The inquest heard that the sisters had travelled to the area where their mother had died by drowning years earlier, shortly before their own deaths.
The coroner said the women lived very private and secluded lives, adding that the precise reasons behind their decision might never be known.
The sisters’ deaths have left their family and loved ones facing a profound loss, with the inquest providing an official account of the circumstances surrounding their final journey.
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