The words come out quietly, but the distress is clear. ‘I never taught them how to swim,’ says Genevieve Barnaby-Adetoro, of her three stepdaughters, ‘inseparable’ sisters Jane, Christina and Rebecca.
The sisters’ aunt, Ajike Johnson – Auntie Jik to ‘the girls’ – can barely think straight after the stress of the past ten days, but is adamant she is wrong.
‘No, Genevieve, you didn’t teach them, but they would have learned when they were young, before they lived with you. I’m sure they could swim.
‘I remember Jane coming with us to that water park in Bolton when she came to stay. I’m
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