A man has been found dead on a beach in Brighton, marking the fourth body discovered in the area in two weeks, following the tragic deaths of three sisters whose bodies were recovered from the sea earlier this month.
Discovery on Rottingdean Beach
Sussex Police reported that the man’s body was found on Rottingdean beach on Friday morning, May 29. Officers remain at the scene, and a cordon has been established while investigations continue, according to the Mirror.
A police spokesperson confirmed: “Police were called to the beach at Rottingdean on Friday morning, May 29, after a report of a body of a man found on the beach. He has not yet been formally identified and enquiries are being made to establish the full circumstances.”
Previous Deaths of Three Sisters
This incident follows the recovery of three bodies near Madeira Drive on May 13. The women were later identified as Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, all from the Uxbridge area of London.
An inquest into the sisters’ deaths opened in Brighton on Friday. Post-mortem examinations have so far returned a provisional cause of death as “yet to be ascertained.” Senior coroner Penelope Schofield expressed her condolences to the women’s father, Joseph Jacobson, who attended the hearing remotely, acknowledging that the loss of his daughters must be “unbearable.”
Statements read to the court revealed that Ms Adetoro was brought ashore by an RNLI crew and pronounced dead by a paramedic at the scene. Christina Walters was recovered from the water by an RNLI lifeboat, while Rebecca Walters was washed onto Brighton beach; both were also declared deceased by paramedics.
Investigation and Inquest
The inquest was told that medical investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of death for all three women, though police currently believe there was no third-party involvement. The court also heard that the sisters lived at the same address in Greenford, west London, and that their occupations were not known.
The coroner expressed hope that the information disclosed in court would help “stop social media speculation” surrounding the circumstances of their deaths. The inquest was adjourned until October 8.
Following their deaths, Mr Jacobson said there are days when the grief feels “unbearable,” but he continues to hold onto their memories and “the bond that death can never take away.”
