Cause of deaths of three sisters found in sea at Brighton still unclear, inquest hears

The cause of the deaths of three sisters found in the sea off Brighton beach is yet to be ascertained but police say they do not suspect foul play at this stage. The bodies of Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, from Uxbridge, west London, were found earlier this month. An inquest that opened in Brighton on Friday heard that postmortem examinations had offered a provisional cause of death as “yet to be ascertained”. After their deaths, their father, Joseph Jacobson, said there were days when the grief felt “unbearable” but he held on to the memories they had shared and “the bond that death can never take away”. The senior coroner Penelope Schofield told Jacobson, who attended the hearing online, that the loss of his daughters must be unbearable and offered condolences. Sussex police have said there is no evidence to suggest criminality or that anyone else was involved in the incident. Specialist detectives are working to gather the full facts and circumstances around their deaths. The coroner said she hoped the details from the hearing would stop social media speculation around the case, and she adjourned the inquest to be heard on 8 October. In a statement released through Sussex police, Jacobson said: “Jane, Christina and Becky were more than daughters to me; they were my joy, my strength and the beautiful light that filled our family with happiness and love. “Each of you was unique and precious in your own special way. …