Eldorado Park parents on trial for daughter's murder abandon bail bid
The accused appeared in the Protea magistrate's court in Soweto on Monday.
The prosecution said they had decided to withdraw their bail applications and the case was postponed to October 9 for further investigation.
The father is charged with murder, rape, compelled rape, child abuse and assault, while the mother is charged with failure to immediately report a sexual offence against a minor child.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane said the accused previously appeared separately as two dockets were being investigated.
'After further investigations the mother was also arrested. It is alleged the mother knew about the sexual assault but failed to report to the authorities, as per duty in terms of the Sexual Offences and Related Matters Act,' she said.
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