Tiffany Meek’s Lawyer Grills the Investigating Officer in Cross-Examination During Bail Hearing

• As the bail hearing for murder-accused Tiffany Meek continues at the Roodepoort Magistrates' Court, her lawyer interrogated the investigating officer
• This came after a member of the South African Police Service said Meek must not be granted because of safety reasons
• The lawyer also isolated discrepancies about the alleged evidence, which led to Meek's arrest

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered a range of criminal activities, including cash-in-transit heists, kidnappings, taxi violence, police investigations, police shootouts, and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.

ROODEPOORT, JOHANNESBURG — Murder accused Tiffany Meek's bail application continued at the Roodepoort Magistrates' Court on 23 May 2025. Her lawyer poked holes in the investigating officer's testimony and evidence, which led to her arrest two months after Jayden-Lee Meek was found dead on 11 May.

Meek appeared for the second day of her bail hearing. She was arrested on 11 July and accused of murdering Jayden-Lee Meek. She is also facing additional charges. Noven Nadoo, her lawyer, questioned the investigating officer, Sergeant Linda Duma. Naidoo pointed out that the security guard, Tiffanny, and the teacher gave different statements about what Jayden wore on the day he disappeared.

Naidoo also said that the occurrence book of the complex where they lived had missing entries. He noted that Tiffanty went to the guard and made an entry in the book at 5 p.m. and left her phone number. She told him to contact her if Jayden comes back, as she was on her way to the shop. However, Duma said that there was no record of the occurrence in the book.

Lawyer grills the investigating officer

Naidoo also said that there was a missing page from the occurrence book that Meek and her family wanted to take a picture of when his body was found. Duma said that he admittedly did not certify the copies before his court appearance.

Tiffany was arrested two months after her son's body was found at their complex in Fleurhof. She initially reported him missing and pleaded with the police to find those responsible for Jayden-Lee's death when his body was found. However, it's alleged that the police found evidence, including bloody clothing at the house, which led to her arrest.

What you need to know about the Jayden-Lee Meek case

• The Gauteng Department of Education announced that it would investigate allegations that Jayden-Lee was abused and sent to school on an empty stomach
• Tiffany's mother, Debbie Dunn, expressed support for her daughter and maintained that she was framed
• Action SA Member of Parliament Dereleen James broke down in tears outside the court following her appearance
• Owen Meek, Jayden-Lee's uncle, said his death broke the family as he was supposed to go play sports in Spain
• Members of the community demanded that she be granted bail as they suspected that she was the culprit behind Jayden-Lee's murder

Investigating officer discourages bail

In a related article, Briefly News reported that Duma told the judge that Tiffany must not be given bail. He said that she should be kept incarcerated for her safety.

The officer said that the community was angry that she was arrested for Jayden-Lee's murder and could take the law into their own hands if Tiffany were released. He added that members of the community don't trust the police's ability to render justice.

Source: Briefly News