found dead on a beach in the United Kingdom.
The mother of 21-year-old Blessing Olusegun is demanding
the cause of her daughter’s death whose body was found lying on a
beach in East Sussex, a region in the United Kingdom, according to
the Evening Standard.
One of Olusegun’s close friend and work colleague, Christiana
Sofolabo, described her death as “mysterious“.
However, the Sussex police, while describing the death as
“unexplained” have said they are not currently treating it as
suspicious.
Olusegun was a London business student who was on a one-week
placement as a live-in carer for elderly dementia patients at a
home run by Agincare in Bexhill, a seaside town, two hours drive
from London.
According to CCTV footage, she was walking towards the beach
around 1 am on September 18, but cameras did not reveal what
happened next.
Ms Olusegun was speaking on the phone to her boyfriend and a
close friend and told them to stay on the line.
Her iPhone and slippers were also found a few metres from her
body.
“I’m devastated beyond words,” Mrs Esther Abe, Olusegun’s mother
told the UK-based Evening Standard. “I spoke to Blessing the day
before and she was fine.
“Then the police came to say she was dead. A member of the
public saw her body on the beach early in the morning.
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“I’m a mother and I need to know what happened to my daughter.
Did she come to harm?
“Blessing did not have any friends in Bexhill – all of them are
in London. She was only supposed to be there for a week.
“She had so much to do in her life. Now I will not see her
mature into a beautiful, gorgeous and talented woman. I don’t know
what I am going to.”
Police Statement
The Sussex police have said they are still investigating the
death in a bid to establish the cause of death.
“On Friday September 18, the body of a woman was found lying on
the beach at Bexhill near Galley Hill,” the police said.
“The body was identified as that of Blessing Olusegun, 21, of
Eltham, London.
“Police have been investigating the circumstances and the death
is being treated as unexplained though not suspicious at this
stage.
“A post mortem took place on September 24 and further forensic
tests are being carried out in order for the cause of death to be
established. Police enquiries are continuing in liaison with the
Coroners Officer.”