'Cops are trying to frame me'

THE post-mortem report of 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek has confirmed that he sustained no defensive wounds, indicating he did not fight back during the incident.

This critical information emerged during the continuation of Tiffany Meek’s bail application at the Roodepoort Magistrates Court yesterday.

The investigating officer Sergeant Linda Duma was summoned back to the witness stand as the State continues to oppose bail for the mother.

Duma was taken through Meek’s affidavit during her appearance on Friday, 18 July and he rubbished several of her claims.

Jayden-Lee Meek was murdered outside his home after being reported missing on 12 May.

He highlighted the fact that Meek hid the fact that she returned to her apartment in the Swazi Place complex at about 4am and left just after 5.30am on 14 July shortly before residents found Jayden-Lee’s body.

Meek’s claims that cops are trying to frame her were also rubbished. 

“The investigation was being done as it should be done. I do not agree with the framing part. Why would we frame?” he questioned.

He further claimed he did not see blood on underwear and bed sheets as stated in Meek’s affidavit. Instead, he stated there was a towel that had traces of blood on it, but, this was never taken.

When asked why, he said because it never crossed his mind.

Meek also previously stated she was confident that if she was guilty and not being framed, she would have been arrested immediately and not nearly two months later.

Duma said: “This is not correct. We don’t arrest to investigate. We had to investigate and gather before we could say we have a case against the applicant [Meek].”

Previously, Duma said the cause of Jayden-Lee’s death was blunt force head injuries. He revealed that Jayden-lee had “deep skull hemorrhaging” and described bruising and swelling to the boy’s face, with green and blue bruises above the posterior right elbow and “no visible defensive injuries”.