Cape Town – Tiffany Nicole Meek, the mother of murdered pre-teen Jayden-Lee Meek, has applied for bail at the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court following her arrest in connection with his death.
Through her lawyer, the 31-year-old denied killing her child and expressed her willingness to stand trial to clear her name.
“I did not kill my child. I will attend every court appearance. I want to stand trial to clear my name,” Meek said in a statement read out by her lawyer
She added: “I fail to understand how I could be charged with the murder of my son when I was the person fighting for answers from the police.”
[WATCH] “I fail to understand how I could be charged with the murder of my son when I was the person fighting for answers from the police,” Murder-accused Tiffany Meek tells the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court as she applies for bail. She is alleged to have killed her 11-year-old… pic.twitter.com/l30QjozlGv
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Meek, who is estranged from her husband and financially supports her mother and brother, works a clerical job earning R17,500 a month.
She said she plans to relocate to her father’s home in KwaZulu-Natal if granted bail and offered to pay R5,000 for her release.
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“I did not kill my child. I will attend every court appearance. I want to stand trial to clear my name,” states Tiffany Meek in her affidavit. Her bail application will continue shortly, stay tuned to SABC News. pic.twitter.com/T2FQQTYqji— SABC News (@SABCNews) July 18, 2025
