A 31-year-old woman, described by police as a close relative of 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek, has been arrested in connection with the boy’s murder.
She is expected to make her first court appearance at the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Monday, July 14, 2025.
Jayden-Lee’s death in May sent shockwaves through the Fleurhof community, located in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg.
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.
Police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi confirmed the arrest on Friday.
