No bail for Tiffany Meek

PROSECUTION: PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE LINKS MOTHER TO SON'S DEATH

- Molefe Seeletsa

Tiffany Nicole Meek, the mother of slain 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek, has been denied bail and will remain in custody.

The ruling was handed down by the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court yesterday, following two weeks of arguments presented by the state and defence.

Meek faces charges of murder, crimen injuria, defeating the ends of justice and attempting to obstruct justice in relation to the death of her son.

Jayden-Lee's body was discovered on 14 May on the staircase of his home in Swazi's Place complex in Fleurhof, Johannesburg.

He had been reported missing the day before.

During yesterday's proceedings, Magistrate Anneline Africa went through the evidence presented by both parties.

She noted that Meek, who earns a monthly salary of R17 000, requested that her bail be set at R5 000.

The court also considered the alternative address submitted by Meek - her father's residence in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal.