The mother of 11-year-old Jayden-Leek Meek has been charged with his murder. Tiffany Nicole Meek was arrested on Friday.
The case has been postponed to Friday, following her first appearance at the Roodepoort Magistrates Court in western Johannesburg.
The boy was reported missing by his mother on Tuesday, May 12th, and he was found the next morning, half-naked and unconscious on the staircase of the complex in which he lived. He was declared dead shortly after arriving at Discovery Hospital.
Community leader in Fleurhof, June Phillip says, The community is devastated by the alleged perpetrator, who was arrested on Friday. The community is very sad, because we as a community supported the mother and the family. And apparently the mother was arrested on Friday. So, the community is really sad and devastated, especially the community of Fleurhof. The wounds were opened on Friday, where the community actually moaned. I feel that if the police went out on the day that she reported Jayden missing, and went into the house, maybe-just maybe, they couldve found Jayden in the house.