Three sisters drowned in Brighton suicide pact after visiting mother's death site

Three sisters from west London drowned in the sea off Brighton on May 13 after entering the water together in darkness, a coroner has ruled. Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, shared a flat in Uxbridge and were described as inseparable following their mother's death in 2010.

Less than 48 hours before the tragedy, the women travelled by taxi to Erdington, Birmingham, arriving at 11:36 pm on May 11. They spent 90 minutes near Brookvale Park Lake, where their mother took her own life, and are believed to have visited her grave before returning to London.

“There are no words that can adequately describe the loss of a child. It is a pain beyond anything I could have imagined.”

On the evening of May 12, they took a pre-booked taxi to Brighton, arriving at the seafront at 10:21 pm. CCTV captured them walking along the road adjacent to the beach for over an hour before figures believed to be the sisters entered the beach at 2:42 am on May 13.

Emergency services were alerted to a woman in difficulty around 5:45 am. RNLI crews recovered Adetoro and Christina Walters from the water, while Rebecca Walters washed ashore. All three were pronounced dead at the scene that morning.

Post-mortem examinations confirmed drowning as the cause of death for all three, with no drugs, alcohol, or signs of violence detected. None of the sisters could swim, and they had no known connection to Brighton.

Senior coroner Penelope Schofield concluded they entered the sea in adverse conditions as part of a suicide pact. Their father, Joseph Jacobsen, told the inquest the loss was a pain beyond imagination but found comfort in his faith and the memories of his daughters.