Key Witness: Aftermath

Sophie thought her home was the one place she was safe. Then a message from a stranger changed everything. It began with anonymous Facebook messages and a disturbing claim about someone she knew. Then came the images taken inside her own home. As Sophie searched for answers, she uncovered a secret that had been hiding in plain sight. Screenshots, messages, photographs and videos began to expose a...

Amani was just a child when one day changed everything. Growing up in Sudan, she was subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) before she was old enough to understand what was happening to her. For years, Amani lived with the consequences in silence. She didn’t understand why her body was different. Why she struggled to urinate. Why intimacy was painful. Or why something she had been told was n...

Chloe spent years trying to escape her past. Growing up in Ayrshire, Chloe Craig and her older sister Jamieleigh were inseparable despite being complete opposites. But behind the laughter was a fractured family, a troubled father and secrets that would eventually tear their lives apart. When Chloe was just three years old, their parents separated and the sisters moved with their mum, leaving their...

What began as an innocent friendship would become a secret Helena carried for years. Helena Brady was just 13 when she first met ambulance driver John Corteggio. Growing up in Worthing, Sussex, Helena first came to know Corteggio through a mutual friend, Gareth. At just 13, she saw him as charming and handsome, never imagining that their friendship would eventually take a much darker turn. Too ash...

At just seven years old, Roann Court welcomed her mum’s new partner, Benjamin Cooper, into her life.  Welcoming Benjamin with open arms, Roann was convinced he was "perfect." However, behind closed doors, things began to change.   What started as a seemingly happy relationship became increasingly controlling and volatile, eventually forcing Claire to make a decision she hoped would...

What if the truth about your family was more devastating than you could ever imagine?   For years, Tara Proffitt sensed there were secrets buried deep within her family.   Growing up, Tara sensed there was more to her family's story than she had been told. Behind closed doors, unanswered questions and hidden truths cast a shadow over her childhood. But as she got older, a...

Some stories don't end when the trial is over. In this special episode of Key Witness Aftermath, host Daisy Maskell revisits some the most impactful moments from our episodes featuring Claire Throssell, Lisa Squire, and Nikki Knight. Dive deep into these intimate discussions on grief, systemic failure, and the ongoing fight to protect the next generation. Featuring insights and harrowing personal...

Imagine if you had to question whether your younger brother was actually your biological son. In this powerful episode of Key Witness Aftermath, host Daisy Maskell sat down with Logan Gifford to uncover what really happened beyond the headlines of a harrowing case. Growing up in the underbelly of Las Vegas, Logan navigates a chaotic childhood marked by family addiction, profound adversity, and the...

Can a convicted human trafficker also be a victim of the system? In this gripping episode of 'Aftermath', Daisy Maskell sits down with Glodi for an exclusive long-form interview tracking his journey from a vulnerable 14-year-old run-away to a landmark Modern Slavery Act conviction. At just 14 years old, facing extreme isolation and homelessness, Glodi was targeted and recruited by an organized cri...

What happens when a controlling partner cuts off all contact and completely vanishes with your children? In this devastating episode of 'Aftermath', Daisy Maskell sits down with Michael Tranter, a grieving father breaking his silence for the first time in a long-form video interview to uncover the dark reality behind one of Britain's most shocking family massacres.   In 1995, Michael arrived at hi...

Imagine your child stepping outside for a pizza and never returning. In this heartbreaking episode of 'Aftermath', Daisy Maskell sits down with Nikki Knight, mother of 15-year-old Mason Rist, for her first long-form video interview exposing the reality behind the brutal Bristol double murder that shocked the nation. On Saturday 27th January 2024, an ordinary night in South Bristol turned into an a...

Claire Throssell’s story is one of unimaginable loss, survival and a fight for change. In this episode of Key Witness Aftermath, Daisy Maskell talks with Claire Throssell, the mother of Jack and Paul Sykes, to discuss the abuse she suffered during her marriage to Darren Sykes, the warning signs that were missed, the failures she says took place within the family court system, and the devastating e...

What happens when a teenage girl vanishes on her first day of work? In this profound episode of 'Aftermath', Daisy Maskell sits down with Gemma - the sister of 16-year-old Sasha Marsden - who shares details of the horrifying Blackpool guest house murder that shook the UK. On 31 January 2013, 16-year-old childcare student Sasha Marsden arrived at a seafront guest house in Blackpool for her first sh...

What would you say to the person who took your daughter's life? In this exclusive sit down, Lisa Squire, mother of Libby Squire, shares the heart-shattering reality of the crime that shook the UK, and reads a letter she wrote to killer Pawel Relowicz. On 31 January 2019, 21 year old philosophy student Libby Squire disappeared after a night out in Hull. What followed was one of the largest missing...

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