Justice for Jayden-Lee

A JOHANNESBURG-BASED women’s rights organisation has travelled to Cape Town to picket outside Parliament in a desperate bid to force the police to take decisive action in the murder case of 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek.

- MANDILAKHE TSHWETE

The Women Empowerment Platform (WEP), led by founder Natalie Solomons, joined local activists and community leaders in calling for justice after Jayden-Lee's body was found just metres from his home in Fleurhof, Roodepoort.

The organisation is urging Parliament and the Portfolio Committee on Police to prioritise the case and ensure that an arrest is made.

“We got involved in the Jayden-Lee case because he’s a child who was murdered in the very community we serve,” said Solomons. “I still can’t get the picture of how he was found that morning out of my head. It was a very evil sight to see — I don’t know how somebody can do that to a little boy. I’m a mother. There’s no way I could turn away from this. That's why we travelled from Johannesburg to Parliament. We want action. Someone needs to be held accountable.”

Jayden-Lee went missing on May 12. He was last seen being dropped off by school transport at around 3.30 pm at the Swazi Court complex, where he lived.