A close family member (31) of Jayden-Lee Meek was arrested this morning, 11 July 2025, following extensive investigations by Florida detectives with the assistance of the Provincial Investigative Unit and Tracking Team.
Jaden-Lee Meek was reported missing in May 2025 by his mother and was later found unconscious on the staircase of the apartment he was residing in in Fleurhof. He was declared dead at the hospital. A case of murder was opened, and police conducted investigations that led to the arrest of the woman. She is expected to appear before the Roodepoort Magistrates’ Court on 14 July 2025 on a charge of murder.
Jayden-Lee’s death in May shocked the Fleurhof community in Roodepoort, Johannesburg. Jayden-Lee Meek, 11, was returning home from school when he disappeared from inside his apartment complex. The boy was reported missing by his mother on Tuesday, May 12, and was found the next morning lying half-naked and unconscious on the staircase of their apartment complex. He was declared dead shortly after arriving at Discovery Hospital.
Cece Smith 