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Toronto Star
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Toronto Star
Over 60,000 Palestinians killed in the 21-month Israel-Hamas war, Gaza's Health Ministry says
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Toronto Star
2 days ago
- General
- Toronto Star
Israeli strikes kill at least 34 people in Gaza, officials say, as some aid restrictions are eased
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IOL News
6 days ago
- IOL News
Defence grills police over missing entries in Jayden-Lee Meek murder investigation
Tiffany Meek, the mother accused of killing her 11-year-old son Jayden-Lee, in the dock of the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court for her bail hearing. Image: Kamogelo Moichela/IOL The attorney for murder-accused Tiffany Meek attempted to poke holes in the State's case during the fourth day of her bail application in the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court. Meek, 31, from Fleurhof, is accused of killing her 11-year-old son Jayden-Lee Meek. She also faces charges of crimen injuria, attempting to defeat or obstruct the course of justice, and defeating or obstructing the administration of justice. Meek was arrested on July 11 at her mother's home. Her son was reported missing on May 13, and his body was found a few hours later near his home. Her defence lawyer, Noven Naidoo, started his cross-examination of the investigating officer. Naidoo asked the policeman about Jayden's clothing during his cross-examination, citing that the teacher, Tiffany, and the security gave conflicting statements of what Jayden had been wearing the day he disappeared. Next Stay Close ✕ Jayden-Lee Meek, 11, was returning home from school when he disappeared from inside his apartment complex. Image: Supplied 'My client will state that she helped him get dressed that morning, and he was wearing grey long pants, a white shirt, a tie, and black takkies on the day,' Naidoo submitted. The police sergeant said he could not really comment on what the child was wearing as those details were given to police by people who had seen Jayden-Lee on the day. The court was also given copies of the complex's occurrence book (OB) of May 13 and May 14. The copies before the court showed that an entry of Jayden-Lee's disappearance was only entered after 8pm, by the nightshift guard. Naidoo directed the police sergeant's attention to missing entries in the book. 'The accused will state she went to the security guard (day shift), and an entry was made in the OB. She gave him her phone number. This was after 5pm. She said she was going to walk to the shop, and if Jayden comes back, he must contact her telephonically,' Naidoo submitted. 'There is no record of this in the OB,' the investigating officer responded. Naidoo continued to grill the police sergeant about an alleged missing page in the book and claimed that on May 14, the day that Jayden-Lee's body was discovered, Meek and her family wanted to take a photo of the OB but saw the missing page. The investigating officer admitted he had failed to certify the copies before court, stating the volume of work made him overlook this. He was also grilled on the nationality of the security guards. When he told Naidoo the guards were Congolese nationals, he was asked if he knew their immigration status. 'No, I do not. I work for the SAPS,' the police sergeant responded. The matter continues. Cape Times
IOL News
6 days ago
- IOL News
This is what is expected to take place today
Tiffany Meek, 31, appeared in the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court to apply for bail for charges of murdering her 11-year-old son Jayden-Lee. Image: Timothy Bernard / Independent Newspapers The bail hearing of Tiffany Meek enters its fifth day as her legal counsel continues to cross-examine the investigating officer in the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court. Meek, 31, from Fleurhof, is accused of killing her 11-year-old son Jayden-Lee Meek. In addition to murder, she also faces charges of crimen injuria, attempting to defeat or obstruct the course of justice, and defeating or obstructing the administration of justice. Meek was arrested on July 11, 2025, at her mother's home. Her son was reported missing on May 13, 2025. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad loading Her defence lawyer, Noven Naidoo, started his cross-examination of the investigating officer on Wednesday. Naidoo asked the policeman about Jayden's clothing during his cross-examination, citing that the teacher, Tiffany, and the day shift security guard gave conflicting statements of what Jayden had been wearing the day he disappeared. 'My client will state that she helped him get dressed that morning, and he was wearing grey long pants, a white shirt, a tie, and black takkies on the day,' Naidoo submitted. The police sergeant said he could not really comment on what the child was wearing as those were given to police by people who had seen Jayden-Lee on the day. The court was also given copies of the complex's occurrence book (OB) of May 13 and May 14. Jayden-Lee Meek, 11, was returning home from school when he disappeared from inside his apartment complex. Image: Supplied The copies before the court showed that an entry of Jayden-Lee's disappearance was only entered after 8pm, by the nightshift guard. Naidoo directed the police sergeant's attention to missing entries in the book. 'The accused will state she went to the security guard (day shift), and an entry was made in the OB. She gave him her phone number. This was after 5 pm. She said she was going to walk to the shop, and if Jayden comes back, he must contact her telephonically,' Naidoo submitted. 'There is no record of this in the OB,' the investigating officer responded. The court was also shown Jayden-Lee's black school bag the police sergeant previously testified about. He told the court the bag was taken in as evidence after he opened one of the books and saw school work done on the day Jayden-Lee disappeared. This prompted him to remove the school bag from Meek's flat and enter it into evidence. IOL
TimesLIVE
6 days ago
- TimesLIVE
Defence pokes holes in state's case in Jayden-Lee murder trial with Bolt trip timeline evidence
A critical piece of evidence presented during the fourth day of Tiffany Meek's bail application in the Roodepoort magistrate's court has cast doubt on the timeline provided by the state regarding her whereabouts on the day her son, Jayden-Lee Meek, was found dead. Tiffany Meek, 31, from Fleurhof, accused of killing her 11-year-old son, faces charges of murder, crimen injuria, attempting to defeat or obstruct the course of justice, and defeating or obstructing the administration of justice. Meek's legal representative, advocate Noven Naidoo, handed over records of e-hailing service Bolt showing she only left her mother's house at 5:12am on the morning of May 14, contradicting a security guard's statement that Meek entered her residence at 4am and departed at 5am. According to the records, Meek was picked up at her mother's house and dropped off at the Swazi Place complex at 5:22am, after she allegedly received a phone call informing her that her son's body had been found near the staircase of her house. Meek's attorney argued that this documented timeline proves Meek could not have been at her residence between 4am and 5am, as claimed in the guard's occurrence book (OB) entries. In addition to the timeline dispute, the court heard there were discrepancies in the descriptions of what Jayden-Lee was wearing on the day he disappeared. The descriptions provided by the mother, a teacher and the security guard differed. 'My client will state that she helped him get dressed that morning, and he was wearing grey long pants, a white shirt, a tie and black takkies on the day,' Naidoo submitted. Investigating officer Sgt Linda Duma said he could not comment on what the child was wearing on the day he disappeared because he got the information from the people who had seen Jayden-Lee on the day. Naidoo also drew the court's attention to inconsistencies in the OB kept at the complex gate. Copies of the OB for May 13 and 14 presented in court reflected that the first recorded report of Jayden-Lee's disappearance was only made after 8pm on May 13, long after Meek claims she notified the security guard at about 5pm. According to Naidoo, Meek had informed the day shift guard her son was missing, left her contact number and told him to call her if the boy returned. No such entry exists in the OB. Naidoo questioned why no earlier note was made and pressed the investigating officer on whether pages might be missing. He said on the day Jayden-Lee's body was found, Meek's family had attempted to photograph the OB book and noticed a missing page. 'There is no record of this in the OB,' the investigating officer responded and acknowledged that he did not certify the OB book copies submitted to court, citing a heavy workload. Questions also emerged around the legality of the security guards. When asked about their immigration status, Duma admitted he did not know, confirming only that they were Congolese nationals. Naidoo pointed out that South African law prohibited undocumented foreign nationals from being employed in the private security industry. The bail hearing will continue Friday.
