The murder trial of Tiffany Meek, accused of killing her 11-year-old son Jayden-Lee in Fleurhof, Johannesburg, resumes at the Palm Ridge High Court on Monday, 14 September 2026. The sole business of the day is the formal handing over of a photo album compiled during a court-ordered in-loco inspection of the Swazi Place apartment complex where the boy’s half-naked body was found. CapeFlats.co.za confirmed the court roll for that date lists the matter as State vs Tiffany Meek, with the album expected to be entered as evidence.
Meek has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, child abuse, defeating the ends of justice, and crimen injuria. She has been in custody since her arrest on 11 July 2025, after a failed bail application earlier that year. The case was postponed on 26 August 2026 because the police photographer assigned to compile the inspection album was unavailable, according to IOL.
Jayden-Lee was reported missing on 13 May 2025 when he did not return home from school. His body was discovered the following day, 14 May 2025, near a staircase inside the Swazi Place complex, metres from the family’s front door. The grim find triggered a police investigation that led to Meek’s arrest two months later.
During the in-loco inspection on 26 August 2026, the presiding judge, legal representatives from both sides, and police photographers walked through the complex. The resulting album is meant to fix the scene and distances for the court record. The handover had been delayed because the officer responsible was unavailable at the previous sitting.
Earlier testimony from school transport driver Ndonga Khumalo placed Jayden-Lee at the complex gate at about 4.30pm on the day he vanished. Khumalo told the court that an electronic gate fault forced the security guard to open it manually, and that he watched the boy enter the complex before driving off. IOL first reported the account.
The day after Jayden-Lee’s body was found, Khumalo was confronted by a crowd outside the complex. He testified that Tiffany Meek pointed at him and shouted:
“I blame the transport driver for what happened to my son.”
According to The Citizen, Khumalo said the public accusation destroyed his business. Parents pulled their children from his service, and he lost his income. He told the court:
“[It] damaged my business, man … [it] destroyed it. I lost an income.”
Khumalo also credited an unidentified woman in the crowd who stepped in to defend him, saying, “That woman saved my life.” Her intervention, he said, prevented the mob from turning on him.
Jayden-Lee’s teacher previously testified that the boy was wearing a red tracksuit on the day he disappeared, directly contradicting Meek’s claim that he left home in his school uniform. Details of the clothing have not yet been resolved in evidence.
Court records indicate the boy would be 12 years old had he lived. The National Prosecuting Authority has not released a full charge sheet, but the rap sheet suggests the state will argue Meek intentionally caused her son’s death and then misled investigators. Dates and driver names have shown minor discrepancies across media reports, with IOL referring to the driver as Mzwakhe Khumalo while The Citizen names him Ndonga Khumalo. CapeFlats.co.za is relying on the name given in direct courtroom testimony as reported by The Citizen.
What remains unclear is whether the photo album will lead immediately to further testimony or trigger another postponement. The judge is expected to set a fresh timetable once the evidence is admitted. CapeFlats.co.za will check the court outcome on 14 September and update this story.