A 42-year-old taxi driver of Paradise, East Coast Demerara, has been arrested in connection with the brazen daylight murder of Mocha businesswoman Desiree Hyman, who was gunned down during an attempted robbery outside her boutique last Friday.

The police said that on Sunday, July 20, between 18:00 and 19:30hrs, ranks conducted an intelligence-led operation that led them to Dennis Street, Sophia, where they apprehended Weedon Oudkerk.

He was informed that he was wanted for questioning in relation to Hyman’s killing. Upon being cautioned, Oudkerk denied any involvement but was arrested and taken into custody at the Providence Police Station as investigations continue.

Hyman, 43, a clothing vendor of Lot 625 Mocha, East Bank Demerara, was fatally shot on July 18, 2025, at her business premises located at Lot 297 First Street, Mocha.
According to investigators, at around 14:30hrs, she was confronted by two masked men who approached her on a motorcycle.
One of the suspects, armed with a handgun, attempted to rob her. She resisted and was shot six times, three bullets struck the left side of her lower abdomen, two hit the right side and one struck just beneath her right breast.

The attackers fled the scene heading north on the motorcycle.

A police team led by Commander of Regional Division 4B, processed the scene and recovered two 9mm spent shells and a suspected projectile about three feet from the victim’s body.
Emergency Medical Technicians from the Eccles Fire Service responded to the scene, and Hyman was officially pronounced dead at 16:40hrs by a doctor from the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Investigators have since canvassed the area and secured access to several CCTV cameras that may assist in identifying the suspects. Investigations remain active.