The bail hearing of Tiffany Meek continues in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Monday. 

Meek, 31, from Fleurhof, faces charges of murder of her 11-year-old son Jayden-Lee Meek, crimen injuria, attempting to defeat or obstruct the course of justice, and defeating or obstructing the administration of justice.

Prosecutor Olga Mapokgole will argue why the State opposes bail for Meek. 

On Friday, Naidoo read out Meek’s affidavit to the court, where she reiterated she was innocent. 

“I fail to understand how I am charged with murder of my son when I was the one fighting for suspects to be found. I deny any wrongdoing and deny any offence against me,” it read. 

Meek remained adamant of her innocence. 

On the day of Jayden-Lee’s disappearance, she stated she was working from home and once he did not come home she did not have airtime and asked her mother to contact the school transport. The scholar transport confirmed Jayden was dropped off at 4.45pm. 

She said when she went to report her son missing, police did not open a missing persons docket because she had to wait 24 hours and refused to search door-to-door in the apartment complex as it was too late (after 9pm), and they did not have any search warrants. 

Meek said her son was found after 6am, yet she was only informed at 6.50am. 

“My son could still have been alive if he had been taken to the hospital immediately or if an ambulance had responded,” Meek’s affidavit read. 

She stated police searched her apartment on May 14. 

“It must be noted that his school bag and school books were not found in my home on May 14. Sniffer dogs followed Jayden’s scent to an apartment but police said they did not have a search warrant,” it said. 

Meek said the personal belongings of Jayden were found on May 16, but she claimed she is being framed. 

“If this were true, I would have been arrested immediately and not a month later,” Meek stated. 

The court also heard that Meek, who works as an executive assistant at the JumpStart Foundation, was the breadwinner of her family. 

“I do not fear standing trial as I believe justice will prevail,” the court heard. 

Jayden-Lee was last seen on May 13, 2025.

According to a charge sheet presented to the court on Monday, the State is set to prove that Meek struck her son with a blunt object. The object is yet to be identified. 

It has been revealed that blood was found on Jayden-Lee’s bed. His school clothes and bag were also found in the apartment, as well as his schoolbooks, which had blood on them. 

Evidence analysed by forensic experts reveals Jayden-Lee was killed in his home.

Jayden-Lee’s body was only found the following morning near the house on the staircase.

Meek was arrested on Friday, July 11, at her mother’s house. 

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