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Tiffany Meek, the mother of the late Jayden-Lee appears in court
Tiffany Meek, the mother of the late Jayden-Lee (11), says she intends to plead not guilty to all charges brought against her. She appeared in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court west of Johannesburg on Friday for her bail hearing and the matter has been postponed to Monday next week.
In an affidavit read by her defense lawyer Novel Naidoo in court, Tiffany Meek indicated that she does not believe her life is in danger as she intends to relocate to KwaZulu-Natal should she be released on bail.
“I fail to understand how I could be charged with the murder of my own son when I was the person fighting for answers from the police and doing everything to ensure that the killer was found and arrested.”
Naidoo also maintains that his client is being framed by the state to make the case similar to that of Joshlin Smith in the Western Cape.
” On the 4th of July 2025, both Rihaad and Leandro Meek, Jayden’s biological father was taken to Pretoria cybercrimes department to have the contents of their phones downloaded. It is evident that the state is trying to link those closest to the accused.”
Outside court, Tiffany Meek’s ex marital family came forth to request that the community give both families space as they navigate the tragedy.
Jayden’s Uncle Owen Meek elaborates,” The outcome of today is a small win to keep Tiffany behind bars. On Monday, we will be back to see if she gets bail or not and during this time, we ask for some respect for both families. A lot was said in the bail application we don’t agree with, we stand firm on what our beliefs and would like some privacy.”
The matter resumes on Monday with the state set to oppose their bail application.
