Court inspects Fleurhof complex as Tiffany Meek murder trial resumes

The trial of Tiffany Meek, who is charged with the murder of her 11-year-old son, Jayden-Lee Meek, resumed at the Johannesburg High Court sitting in Palm Ridge with a planned in-loco inspection of the Swazi Place apartment complex in Fleurhof.

Court to inspect apartment complex

The court is expected to visit the Swazi Place complex as part of proceedings aimed at clarifying the timeline and witness accounts related to Jayden-Lee’s disappearance and death.

Conflicting testimony on what the boy was wearing

Jayden-Lee’s school transport driver, Mzwakhe Khumalo, previously testified that he collected the boy from Royal College and dropped him off at the Swazi Place complex at about 4:30pm. Khumalo told the court the complex’s security guard manually opened the gate and that Jayden-Lee was wearing a red tracksuit with his bag on his back when he was dropped off. Khumalo later learned the boy was missing.

Jayden-Lee’s teacher, Rethabile Maswangane, also testified that the boy was wearing a red tracksuit. The accused, Tiffany Meek, has maintained that her son was wearing his school uniform the day he died.

Police testimony and timeline

Police evidence presented in June included testimony from Sergeant Rito Koveni, who said Meek “showed no panic or concern during the search for Jayden-Lee“. The boy was reported missing on 13 May 2025 after he did not return home from school. His lifeless, half-naked body was found on 14 May 2025 near a staircase in the Swazi Place complex, just metres from the front door of his home.

Charges, arrest and custody

Meek, 32, has pleaded not guilty to charges including murder, child abuse, defeating the ends of justice and crimen injuria. She was arrested on 11 July 2025 and has been in custody since after a bail application failed.

Impact on witnesses

The court heard that public accusations against Khumalo alleging complicity in Jayden-Lee’s death resulted in a significant loss of income for the school transport driver.

The in-loco inspection is expected to assist the court in assessing the differing accounts and establishing elements of the timeline surrounding Jayden-Lee’s disappearance and death.