The holiday season is a period when many individuals become victims of crimes, but most occurrences may be prevented if people pay close attention to their surroundings and take proactive safeguards.

Erongo Police Regional Commander, Commissioner Nikolaus Kupembona said this during his festive season and crime prevention message. 

Kupembona said the festive season brings an increase in traveling, shopping, and socializing, therefore, it appears to be a peak period where crime rates escalate. 

The search for the missing 6-year-old Adrian Myne Oswyn from Karibib has been called off. 

This is after the police discovered body parts, a torso and a head, in the sewage dam at Karibib on Wednesday. 

The legs and arms were discovered on Tuesday in a maize meal bag near the sewage dam.

The Erongo region police commander, Commissioner Nikolaus Kupembona, confirmed that the remains were identified as those of Oswyn, who went missing last week. 

“It is positively identified but we still need to conduct a forensic confirmation through DNA,” he said.