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Key Witness: Aftermath

Key Witness: Aftermath

How Predators Turned Him Into a Violent Criminal | Glodi Wabelua

Jul 9, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min · 11 segments

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…

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 criminal network into the dangerous world of UK County Lines drug dealing. Shipped away from London to a stash house in Hastings, his search for safety quickly devolved into a cycle of brutal violence, narrow escapes, and severe institutionalization. From surviving a near-fatal knife ambush in Portsmouth that left him permanently scarred, to being woken up by a morning police raid facing unprecedented human trafficking charges under the Modern Slavery Act, Glodi shares the unfiltered reality of a life behind bars. Now a personal trainer, podcaster, and youth mentor, Glodi breaks his silence to pull back the curtain on the trauma of prison, the reality of living with severe PTSD and anxiety, and why he is desperate to stop the next generation of vulnerable young boys from glorifying street life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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…

Speakers: Glodi WabeluaGuestDaisy MaskellHost

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Top entities: London×12 post-traumatic stress disorder×3 English×5 Democratic Republic of the Congo×5 Daisy Maskell×6

Show signals: SuitabilitySensitiveBiasNot politicalAudience≈91k followers

Childhood in Congo & Early Life in London1:33 – 6:09

Daisy MaskellHost

1:33

I

Glodi WabeluaGuest

1:34

appreciate it.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

1:34

Thank you for having me.

Daisy MaskellHost

1:35

Of course.

Daisy MaskellHost

1:36

I wonder if we could start at the beginning.

Daisy MaskellHost

1:38

I really wanted you to sort of paint the picture of what your early childhood was like.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

1:43

So I remember growing up in Congo.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

1:45

I don't remember a lot, but I just remember the heat was very intense.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

1:49

And then the next thing I remember just being on a plane, coming to England.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

1:54

I came here with my mom and my older sister.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

1:57

My experience at the airport was a lot.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

1:59

Bearing in mind, I've never actually seen a different colored person before coming here.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:04

Everyone was black that I was used to.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:07

But yeah, we arrived to England, I think it was about 1999.

Daisy MaskellHost

2:10

How old were you? I was six.

Daisy MaskellHost

2:12

You were six years old.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:13

But yeah, I didn't speak any English.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:15

Mum didn't speak any English.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:17

My sister didn't speak any English.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:19

My dad was already here and he spoke a little bit of English.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:24

And we arrived in Forest Hill, Lewisham, South East London.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:29

A housing estate.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:31

The house that we lived in was a house share, hostel kind of thing.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:36

There was six residents living in this house.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:40

We had shared toilet and we had shared garden, shared bathroom.

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Childhood in Congo & Early Life in London1:33 – 6:09

Daisy MaskellHost

1:33

I

Glodi WabeluaGuest

1:34

appreciate it.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

1:34

Thank you for having me.

Daisy MaskellHost

1:35

Of course.

Daisy MaskellHost

1:36

I wonder if we could start at the beginning.

Daisy MaskellHost

1:38

I really wanted you to sort of paint the picture of what your early childhood was like.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

1:43

So I remember growing up in Congo.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

1:45

I don't remember a lot, but I just remember the heat was very intense.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

1:49

And then the next thing I remember just being on a plane, coming to England.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

1:54

I came here with my mom and my older sister.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

1:57

My experience at the airport was a lot.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

1:59

Bearing in mind, I've never actually seen a different colored person before coming here.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:04

Everyone was black that I was used to.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:07

But yeah, we arrived to England, I think it was about 1999.

Daisy MaskellHost

2:10

How old were you? I was six.

Daisy MaskellHost

2:12

You were six years old.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:13

But yeah, I didn't speak any English.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:15

Mum didn't speak any English.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:17

My sister didn't speak any English.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:19

My dad was already here and he spoke a little bit of English.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:24

And we arrived in Forest Hill, Lewisham, South East London.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:29

A housing estate.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:31

The house that we lived in was a house share, hostel kind of thing.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:36

There was six residents living in this house.

Glodi WabeluaGuest

2:40

We had shared toilet and we had shared garden, shared bathroom.

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