Bloemfontein – The case against the parents of a 10-year-old girl who was allegedly forced to exercise excessively was postponed in the Bloemfontein Regional Court on Friday.

The court heard the investigation docket had yet to be finalised.

The case was postponed to January 17.

Earlier, the defence counsel for the mother and the girl’s stepfather asked the prosecution for further particulars on the charges against his clients.

On Friday, the couple’s defence counsel also confirmed they had not yet received any documents.

The 38-year-old mother and her husband, 31, face charges of attempted murder and child neglect.

The attempted murder charge relates to an incident in October last year when the girl allegedly had to swim continuously in the Krugerdrift Dam, outside Bloemfontein, while her parents watched from the side.

When the girl was tired of swimming, she was allegedly assaulted and forced to swim again.

The child is now in foster care.

Sapa