Overview
- Meek entered not-guilty pleas Wednesday at the High Court sitting in Palm Ridge, where the judge ordered that she remain in custody.
- The court scheduled the trial for April 22, 2026 after the state said its witnesses would be ready to testify.
- Prosecutors withdrew a child-abuse count for lack of evidence, while other charges stand, including murder, crimen injuria, and attempts to defeat justice.
- The state alleges the boy was killed inside the home with a blunt object and that the scene was staged, claims the defense disputes.
- Jayden-Lee was reported missing on May 13, 2025 and was found the next morning near a stairway in the Fleurhof complex where he lived.