Months after Bourda Street pensioner, Marva Oudkerk was discovered dead in her house, the police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for a Cuban national.
According to the bulletin, Lopez Perez Jair, 31, whose last known addresses are 106 Plantation Versailles, West Bank Demerara and Miguel Del Padron, Havana, Cuba, is wanted for questioning in relation to the murder of Oudkerk which occurred sometime between October 10 and October 19, 2019.
The lifeless body of 67-year-old Oudkerk was found on the evening of October 10th in a bedroom of her Lot 241 Bourda Street, Georgetown home.
An autopsy later confirmed that she had been strangled.
Police spokesman Jairam Ramlakhan had said that at the time of the discovery, Oudkerk’s body was on a bed with a mosquito net “tightly wrapped” around her neck.
Stabroek News was previously informed that Oudkerk lived alone at the house, which belonged to women and gender equality activist Magda Pollard.
Relatives had told this newspaper that Oudkerk lived with Pollard and took care of her for over 20 years. Following Pollard’s death, Oudkerk was told that she could remain at the house for as long as she wanted.
It is suspected that the bandit/s gained entry into the heavily grilled house by removing two floorboards from the kitchen area.
The house, including Oudkerk’s bedroom, was ransacked and valuables were said to be missing.
From all indications, relatives had said, Oudkerk may have resisted her attacker/s and she was strangled as a result.
Anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of Lopez Perez Jair is asked to contact the police on telephone numbers, 216- 0251, 216-0253, 226-6978, 225-8196, 226-2870, 226-7065, 227-1149, 226-7065, 226-9834, 268-2298, 226-2222, 229-2557, 617-9660, 911 or the nearest police station.
