UMVA has learned that a devastating tragedy has befallen a family from the Uxbridge area of London, where three sisters, Jane, Christina, and Rebecca, lost their lives in a heartbreaking incident.
Their aunt, Ajike Johnson, has spoken out about the tragedy, saying it 'traumatised the girls' and that they 'never recovered.' The family is now left to pick up the pieces and try to make sense of the events that led to their deaths.
According to information obtained by UMVA, the family and police are exploring the possibility that the sisters may have walked into the water, but their stepmother, Genevieve Barnaby-Adetoro, dismisses this theory. Ajike hopes that it was a terrible accident, and that the girls may have been 'being mischievous' and one of them lost their footing, prompting the others to try and save them.
The family has been subjected to abusive comments from conspiracy theorists on social media, which has added to their trauma. Genevieve expressed her frustration, saying that people are heartless and demanding answers, but the family is still trying to come to terms with what happened.
Ajike revealed that the girls loved David Attenborough and may have decided to 'go for a paddle' after attending an event in Brighton for his 100th birthday. She believes that if one sister fell in, the others would have tried to help, as they were very close.
Genevieve found some comfort in the fact that the girls died together, but struggles with the thought that they left the world in the same way they entered it - together. A GoFundMe appeal has been set up to give the sisters a 'loving and dignified farewell,' and has attracted nearly £40,000 in donations in its first 24 hours.
UMVA can exclusively reveal that Sussex Police have been working tirelessly to gather the full facts and circumstances around the deaths. They have reviewed hundreds of hours of CCTV footage and made inquiries to businesses and properties around the beach area to try to track the women's last movements.
The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is urged to come forward, particularly those who saw the sisters around the Madeira Drive area between 10pm on May 12 and 5.30am on May 13. The police are determined to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of answers.
