By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
The Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg is hearing the bail application for Tiffany Meek – the 31-year-old woman accused of the murder of her son Jayden-Lee Meek.
Jayden-Lee was dropped off by his school transport on the day he went missing but never made it home. His body was found the following day by a resident in the complex.
Meek, a Fleurhof resident faces grave charges, including the murder, as well as crimen injuria and attempts to defeat or obstruct the course of justice.
The investigating officer in the case testified in the Roodepoort Magistrates Court on Monday.
Sergeant Ncebo Diko revealed that Meek had failed to inform the security guards who were on duty on the 13th of May about Jayden-Lee’s disappearance.
Once her statement was taken, Meek and police went to the scholar transport driver’s home to question him on the child’s whereabouts. The driver said he had dropped Jayden-Lee. The man’s house was also searched but nothing was found.
Police, Meek, and family went to Swazi Place Complex to ask security if he had seen anything, but he referred them to his colleague, who had worked the day shift and knocked off at 6pm.
“Security guards were never informed about the missing child until very late that evening, when they came to the night shift. Remember, already the day shift security had knocked off at that time, and he never made an occurrence book report to say one of the residents has came to report. The report was only made later that day.”
The police sergeant also revealed explosive evidence that contradicted a previous statement made by Meek who claimed to have spent the night at her mother’s house in Florida until she was notified of her son’s body being discovered the next morning (May 14, 2025).
The officer read out the statement of the nightshift security guard who rubbished Meek’s claims.
“She (Meek) returned home. She entered the gate, and she was alone. She told me she is going to take a bath.Change her clothes and go back to the police station. I asked her before she went to the police station if she wants to assist with searching vehicles parked in the complex. She agreed and went to her flat. I searched the cars.
“As I was searching at about 5.30am, the mother of the missing child told me she could not help with searches as she was heading to the police station. I opened the gate for her and she walked away and disappeared in the dark,” the security guard’s statement read.
He also shared that the clothing articles which Jayden-Lee was last seen wearing were found in her apartment.
Meek sat in the dock, shaking her head, as the statement was read out. The bail hearing will continue on Tuesday.