The family of three sisters found dead off Brighton beach has revealed that their mother also died by drowning in 2010. Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, were discovered near Brighton Marina earlier this month, sparking a wave of online conspiracy theories that relatives say are causing further distress.
Ajike Adetoro, the sisters' aunt, told The Times that the family had not known the women were travelling to Brighton that day but speculated they may have been marking their mother's memory. The mother died by drowning in Birmingham 14 years ago. “We are not speculating, but the girls were totally happy in the weeks and months before it happened,” she said. “They were happy girls.”
Sussex Police have stated there is no evidence of third-party involvement or criminality. Conspiracy theories intensified after an AI-generated image of the sisters, created from old photographs, was circulated by police and later rescinded. The force released a new image of the women as children with their father after learning the original was digitally altered.
Ms Adetoro condemned the speculation, saying, “The most disturbing part for us is the conspiracies. We've heard people jump to conclusions that it was a racist attack, a murder... It is all wrong.” She emphasised that the sisters did not drink, smoke, or go clubbing and were “their father's world.”
The family has set up a GoFundMe page to cover funeral costs, hoping to give the sisters “the loving and dignified farewell they deserve.” Genevieve Barnaby, a maternal figure to the women, described them as “the most beautiful girls who didn't give us no trouble.”
