Mystery as carer, 21, found dead just yards from her iPhone and slippers on the beach after going for a walk
MYSTERY surrounds the death of a young carer whose body was found just yards from her iPhone and slippers after going for a walk on a beach.
Blessing Ayomide Adetutu Olusegun was found dead in Bexhill-On-Sea, East Sussex, just hours after speaking to her boyfriend on the phone.
The 21-year-old, from London, had been on a one-week placement as a live-in carer for elderly patients who suffer from dementia and other mental health issues.
She last spoke with a close family friend and her boyfriend at 1am on September 18 and asked them to stay on the phone when she walked towards the beach.
Her heartbroken family say she last sent a message to her family friend at 1.25am.
Cops have said her body was found on the beach at 6.20am with her family adding her phone and slippers were next to her.
MYSTERY DEATH
Officers said her death is being treated as unexplained and not suspicious. However, an autoposy has come back inconclusive.
Her mother Esther Abe, 39, is demanding to know why her “beautiful, gorgeous and talented” daughter died last month.
She told the : “I’m devastated beyond words. 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.
“I’m a mother and I need to know what happened to my daughter. Did she come to harm?
Now I will not see her mature into a beautiful, gorgeous and talented woman. I don’t know what I am going to."
Her mum Esther Abe
“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.”
Her close friend and work colleague Christiana Sofolabo has set up a to pay for Blessing's funeral and memorial services.
Christiana is now demanding answers about her friend's death, describing her as the "most kind, loyal, beautiful, amazing, young woman".
She said: "Her name is Blessing for a reason, she shined so much light into all our lives.
"She was the most kind, loyal, beautiful, amazing, god-fearing, enigmatic young woman we ever had a pleasure to be around.
Her name is Blessing for a reason, she shined so much light into all our lives."
Christiana Sofolabo
"She cared for us a lot. We love you Blessing Ayomide Adetutu Olusegun. We love you so much!!! Our Angel. Rest in perfect angelic peace."
Christiana described the case as being "mysterious" from the start and is asking the world to "come together to find out what happened".
She added: "This case has been very mysterious from the start, we have been informed by the coroner that "Blessing's autopsy results came out as inconclusive.
"The coroner was unable to determine the precise cause of death and that the burial for Blessing Ayomide Adetutu Olusegun should take place immediately.
"We want the world to come together to help us find out what happened to Our Blessing, we want to find out how she died.
'NEED ANSWERS'
"The police stated the CCTV camera witnessed Blessing walking by the beach harbour and it doesn't show anything else as there is no CCTV camera anywhere else on the beach.
"This is where they are saying there is not much evidence in the investigation.
"The police said out of all the CCTV cameras of 10 cameras in the area, only one shady camera shot shows Blessing walking.
"We don't know how she got on to the beach. This shows to us that the cameras in Bexhill-on-Sea fail to be working and that is very very bad."
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A Sussex Police spokesman said: "At 6.20am on Friday September 18 the body of a woman was found lying on the beach at Bexhill near Galley Hill.
"The body was identified as that of Blessing Olusegun, 21, of London.
"Police have been investigating the circumstances and the death is being treated as unexplained though not suspicious at this stage.
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"A postmortem 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."
