Police close Brighton sisters’ deaths investigation with no evidence of crime
Sussex Police said on 20 September that its investigation found no evidence of a crime or third-party involvement in the deaths of three sisters recovered from the sea in May.
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- Sussex Police said on 20 September that its investigation found no evidence of a crime or third-party involvement in the deaths of three sisters recovered from the sea in May.
Sussex Police said on 20 September 2026 that its investigation into the deaths of three sisters found off Brighton beach had concluded without evidence of criminality or third-party involvement.
Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, were from Uxbridge in west London. Their bodies were recovered on 13 May 2026. Postmortem examinations established that they died by drowning, according to The Guardian’s account of the police findings.
Detectives investigated the sisters’ movements before their deaths. Police said they found no evidence linking another person to the deaths or establishing that a crime had occurred.
The conclusion concerns the police inquiry into possible criminal offending. Questions about the circumstances in which the sisters entered the water will be considered through the East Sussex coroner’s inquest, The Guardian reported. The police finding does not establish their reasons for doing so.
The force said it would support the coronial process and asked that the family’s privacy be respected.
