The mother accused of killing her son, 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek, is expected to enter a plea later this month, after her legal team indicated she plans to plead guilty to some of the charges against her.

32-year-old Tiffany Meek appeared in the High Court sitting at Palm Ridge in Ekurhuleni on Tuesday. Her case was postponed to 25 March, when she is expected to formally plead to the charges.

Meek faces counts of murder, obstructing the administration of justice, and attempting to defeat the administration of justice in connection with the death of her son in Fleurhof, Johannesburg.

According to the NPA in Gauteng, investigations indicate that Jayden-Lee returned home from school on 13 May 2025 and was allegedly killed inside the apartment where he lived with his mother. It is further alleged that the scene was later staged in an attempt to mislead authorities.

Jayden-Lee’s body was discovered the following morning near a stairway at the Swazi’s Place complex, where the pair lived.

The case shocked the country when police announced in July 2025 that a close family member had been arrested for the boy’s murder. Meek, who had publicly appealed for justice in the days after her son was reported missing, was arrested and made her first appearance in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on 14 July 2025, where she wept uncontrollably in the dock.

Court documents presented during earlier proceedings revealed that Jayden-Lee died after being struck on the head with an unknown hard object. Blood was also reportedly found on his bed and schoolbooks inside the apartment.

During her bail application in July last year, Meek denied all the charges and claimed she had been framed. In an affidavit read to the court, she insisted the evidence against her was circumstantial and suggested police had mishandled the investigation.

She also said she was the family’s breadwinner and asked to be released on R5,000 bail while she prepared to clear her name at trial.

However, testimony from the investigating officer, Sergeant Nceba Diko, raised serious questions about Meek’s movements in the hours before the boy’s body was found.

The court heard that a security guard at the complex reported seeing Meek return to the building at around 04:00 on 14 May and leave again shortly after 05:30. Residents who had left the complex earlier that morning said they had not seen a child on the stairs.

Shortly after Meek left the building, another resident alerted the guard that a child was lying on the staircase. Jayden-Lee was found in his underwear and showed no signs of life.

Prosecutors alleged that the boy was killed inside the apartment on the night of 13 May and that his body was kept there before being moved to the stairwell in the early hours of the next morning.

On 29 July 2025, Magistrate Anneline Africa denied Meek bail, finding that she had failed to convince the court that her release would be in the interests of justice.

In her ruling, Africa said Meek had shown the potential to obstruct the investigation, noting that she had accused multiple witnesses, including the school transport driver and a security guard, of lying, and had suggested someone else placed her child’s body on the stairs.

The magistrate also warned that releasing her could undermine public confidence in the justice system and pose a risk that she might interfere with the case or evade trial.

Meek has remained in custody since then.