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Three sisters who died in sea in Brighton visited the lake where their mother drowned just 48 hours before the tragedy

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Allhusen, O. (2026, September 19). Three sisters who died in sea in Brighton visited the lake where their mother drowned just 48 hours before the tragedy. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16145167/Three-sisters-died-sea-Brighton-visited-lake-mother-drowned-just-48-hours-tragedy.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-19 · by Olivia Allhusen

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Three sisters—Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31—who drowned at Brighton Beach in May had visited a lake near their family home in Birmingham just two days earlier, where their mother Janice Adetoro had died by drowning in 2010. The sisters' cousin believes their visit to the lake was significant and connected to their loss of their mother during critical stages of their youth. Sussex Police concluded their investigation without finding any evidence of criminal involvement or third-party involvement in the deaths.
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On May 13, 2023, the bodies of three sisters — Jane Adetoro (36), Christina Walters (32), and Rebecca Walters (31) — were found in the sea near Black Rock car park in Brighton. The women had visited the lake where their mother Janice Adetoro drowned 16 years earlier, just two days before their own deaths. Sussex Police concluded that there was no criminality or third-party involvement; the sisters entered the water together and died by drowning. Their cousin Natalie Walters-Daniel believes the visit to the lake carried a "deeper meaning," given the profound impact of losing their mother at young ages on their development. An inquest is set to establish the exact circumstances of their deaths next month.

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Janice PERSON · 3× Joseph PERSON · 3× Birmingham GPE · 2× Jane PERSON · 2× Janice Adetoro PERSON · 2× Walters-Daniel PERSON · 2× Christina Walters PERSON · 1× Daily Mail ORG · 1× Jane Adetoro PERSON · 1× Rebecca Walters PERSON · 1×

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Their father Joseph previously spoke of his devastation at losing all three of his daughters, saying 'no words can truly describe the pain' in a heartbreaking tribute reported by the BBC. 'You were more than my daughters: you were my joy, my strength and the beautiful light that filled my life with love,' he wrote in the order of service. '
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🔮 Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, were found dead in the early hours of May 13, 16 years after their mother also drowned.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Three sisters who drowned at Brighton Beach had visited the lake where their mother died just two days before the tragedy. asserted
mother → see → tragedy
Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, were found dead in the early hours of May 13, 16 years after their mother also drowned. uncertain
mother → find → May
Exactly what happened to the sisters remains a mystery, but their cousin Natalie Walters-Daniel, 33, believes their visit to the lake where their mother died carried a 'deeper meaning'. asserted
mother → happen → meaning
She told the Sunday Times that the sisters, who were aged 20, 16 and 15 when their mother Janice Adetoro died, had never recovered from losing her. asserted
mother → tell → her
Janice drowned near the family's home in Birmingham in 2010. asserted
Janice → drown → 2010
Ms Walters-Daniel said: 'To lose their mum at the ages that they were, it was the crucial stages of growing up and becoming young women. asserted
it → say → ages
'The years where a mother's presence and guidance and reassurance and love should be, they didn't receive that. asserted
they → receive → that
'And for them to come to Birmingham, to take that moment that they did within the lake and also to see their mother, I think that there is definitely a connection there.' asserted
I → come → mother
Janice had been living with one of her daughters and was last seen by her before she disappeared, prompting her desperate family to appeal for help. asserted
she → live → help
He has been 'catatonic' since hearing what happened to his daughters In 2010, their mother Janice Adetoro, who had split from their father and had mental health issues, walked into a park lake She suffered from stress-related mental health issues but did not have any medication with her when she vanished. asserted
she → hear → her
Her brother Lincoln said at the time: 'The girls are so upset and can't stop thinking about you and for their sake we need you to make contact.' Janice disappeared in January 2010 before her body was discovered in Early February. An inquest heard that earlier that year she had turned up at a police station with 'paranoid delusions'. asserted
she → say → delusions
Her daughters later moved back to London, where neighbours described them as intensely private and unsociable, with their food shopping delivered once a week. asserted
shopping → move → them
Jane worked as a senior accountant, Christina was a junior accountant and Rebecca was an HR administrator. asserted
Rebecca → work → accountant
Sussex Police have since concluded their investigation into the sisters' deaths and said they found no evidence of crime or third-party involvement. asserted
they → conclude → crime
Ms Walters-Daniel said: 'We are not going to get the full answers to this.' asserted
We → say → this
She added that an inquest next month could shed some light on the tragedy. uncertain
inquest → add → tragedy
Their father Joseph previously spoke of his devastation at losing all three of his daughters, saying 'no words can truly describe the pain' in a heartbreaking tribute reported by the BBC. 'You were more than my daughters: you were my joy, my strength and the beautiful light that filled my life with love,' he wrote in the order of service. ' asserted
he → speak → service
There are moments when it feels unbearable, but I hold tightly to the memories we shared, the love we knew and the bond that nothing can ever take away. asserted
nothing → be → that
Flowers and messages left at the scene in Brighton 'Jane, I will never forget your strength. asserted
I → leave → strength
Tina, your kindness touched so many lives. asserted
kindness → touch → lives
Becky, your warmth and joyful spirit brought happiness wherever you went.' asserted
you → bring → happiness
Joseph's wife Genevieve Barnaby described the sisters as 'the most beautiful girls [who] didn't give us no trouble'. asserted
who → describe → trouble
Paying tribute to her stepchildren, she wrote: 'Our hearts are broken. asserted
hearts → pay → stepchildren
Their cousin told mourners at the funeral that their 'lives will never be forgotten' and their 'memory will live on forever'. asserted
memory → tell → funeral
A GoFundMe page launched by their uncle has since raised more than £45,000 towards funeral costs. asserted
page → launch → costs
The page reads: 'No parent should ever have to bury their child, let alone all three. ' asserted
parent → read → child
While trying to process this unimaginable tragedy, my brother is now also faced with the heartbreaking task of arranging three funerals. asserted
brother → try → funerals
'As a family, we simply want to give the girls the loving and dignified farewell they deserve. asserted
they → want → farewell
We are humbly asking for any support you may be able to offer towards the funeral expenses. uncertain
you → ask → expenses
'Any contribution, no matter how small, will help ease the burden on the family during this incredibly difficult time.' asserted
contribution → help → time
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