Inquest opens for three sisters who died in sea off Brighton

Inquest opens for three sisters who died in seaJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJoshua Askew,South EastandHelena Wilkinson,News correspondentSussex PoliceThe three sisters, seen here with their father as teenagers, died in the seaAn inquest has opened into the deaths of three sisters in the sea off Brighton beach. Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, from the Uxbridge area of London, died on 13 May in what police called a "terrible tragedy". At the inquest at Brighton & Hove Coroner's Court on Friday, senior coroner Penelope Schofield offered her condolences to their father, who attended via a remote link."It must be a difficult day for your family," she said.An investigation by Sussex Police into how the three came to be in the water is ongoing. Officers are currently satisfied there is no third-party involvement in their deaths, the court heard. Follow BBC Sussex on Facebook, X, and Instagram and listen to BBC Radio Sussex on Sounds. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250.More on this storyWomen who died in sea off Brighton were sistersBodies of three young women pulled from sea off BrightonRelated internet linksWest Sussex, Brighton & Hove Coroner ServiceSussex PoliceBrighton