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The three sisters who drowned in Brighton took their own lives...

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Ninetwenty · 08/10/2026 12:20

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c689zxd8w87lo

I followed this story because it was so tragic, but wasn't expecting that 😪

The three sisters, seen as teenagers, and their father sit together at a restaurant table, from left to right, Jane Adetoro, Joseph, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters.

Three sisters who died in sea off Brighton took own lives, inquest finds

The bodies of Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters were pulled from the water on 13 May.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c689zxd8w87lo

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toiletpaperthief · Today 09:54

Bikagal · Today 09:45

I think they have both Caribbean and African (Nigerian) heritage.

Police searched Christina's laptop and found 227 references to water and 179 references to suicide.
The coroner said Christina had been experiencing anxiety and depression since the death of her mother

Afaik nothing was found in terms of searching voodoo type search terms so yes I agree - I wish people would calm down and drop this at least out of respect to the family (who are probably at least nominally Christians) it nothing else!!

Edited

Many people in West Africa and Caribbean practice traditional voodoo alongside Christianity, though mainstream Christian churches formally reject the combination.

We have no clue as to these people's beliefs so we're here just speculating.

Bikagal · Today 11:16

toiletpaperthief · Today 09:54

Many people in West Africa and Caribbean practice traditional voodoo alongside Christianity, though mainstream Christian churches formally reject the combination.

We have no clue as to these people's beliefs so we're here just speculating.

Well they are not in Africa or the carribbean.
These girls are British born and raised afaik.

And I’m telling you that of of all the many African and carribbean British girls that I’m friends with not one of them engage in voodoo and in fact many of the church going ones frown upon even what many see as relatively tame things like Halloween because the association with dark spirituality.

And thats my point, we don’t know so this is an insensitive speculation to suggest it’s voodoo. This is something that may well be offensive to even be associated with in the eyes of their family. So if they didn’t suggest it we shouldn’t either.

It appears that it’s mental health related and this is what the official reports backed by the family are saying. So no need to speculate about voodoo when there’s no evidence to suggest it!

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