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2025-12-05 · Dublin

Arsonist who had manslaughter conviction quashed is re-sentenced to six years

An arsonist who had his manslaughter conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal has been re-sentenced to six years in prison. Dean Boland (37) was originally jailed for eight years in March 2023 after being convicted of the unlawful killing of Ohari Viera in August 2018. Boland had broken into a Dublin residential property, stole a rucksack, and…

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2025-10-07 · Dublin

Arsonist's manslaughter conviction quashed on appeal

In a Dublin case, Dean Boland, 37, had his manslaughter conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal after he was found guilty in 2022 of unlawfully killing Ohari Viera, 37, during a 2018 arson following a break‑in. The Court held that while Boland started the fire, Viera's voluntary return to the burning building was an independent act that broke…

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2025-05-26 · Dublin

Arsonist claims victim's decision to re-enter home 'breaks chain of causation'

Dean Boland, aged 37, was convicted of unlawfully killing Ohari Viera, who was living in an upstairs apartment of a Dublin residential property, after Boland broke into the downstairs apartment, stole a rucksack and set the building on fire on 21 August 2018. Viera and two other men evacuated safely when the fire started. Viera later returned to…

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2023-03-30 · Dublin

Arsonist gets eight years for unlawful killing of Angolan man

A homeless addict, Dean Boland, 35, was sentenced to eight years in prison for the unlawful killing of Ohari Viera, an Angolan man, after Boland broke into a downstairs apartment of a Dublin residential property, stole a rucksack and set fire to the building on 21 August 2018. Viera, who lived upstairs with two other men, had evacuated the…

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2023-03-15 · Dublin

'There is no need to be afraid': daughter of man killed in arson attack appeals to African community

Tatiana Viera, daughter of the late Ohari Viera, spoke at the sentencing hearing for Dean Boland, who was convicted of unlawful killing, arson and burglary in August 2018. Viera said she had grown up with a distrust of the police as an African national but had learned "the truth of the system" through the trial and praised the "kind humanity" of…

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2022-12-16 · Dublin

Jury convicts man of arson manslaughter

A jury found Dean Boland, 34, guilty of unlawful killing of kitchen porter Ohari Viera, who died after the house he lived in was set on fire. Boland pleaded not guilty to unlawful killing, arson, burglary and theft at Oaklands Terrace, Terenure, Dublin, on 21 August 2018. The prosecution alleged he broke into the house, stole a rucksack and set…

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2022-12-13 · Dublin

Defence tell arson manslaughter trial there is 'gaping chasm' in prosecution case

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court manslaughter trial, 34‑year‑old Dean Boland pleaded not guilty to the unlawful killing of Ohari Viera, arson, burglary and theft at Oaklands Terrace, Terenure, on 21 August 2018. Boland allegedly broke into Viera's house, stole a rucksack and set fire to the property. Viera re‑entered the house before emergency…

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2022-12-08 · Dublin

Manslaughter accused tried to enter burning building after alleged victim, trial hears

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Dean Boland, aged 34, pleaded not guilty to the unlawful killing of Ohari Viera, a kitchen porter, during a house fire on 21 August 2018. Boland allegedly broke into the Oaklands Terrace residence, stole a rucksack and set the property alight. Viera, originally from Angola, died of cardiac arrest after…

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2022-05-03 · Dublin

Addict tried to rob shop so he 'could go into custody'

Dean Boland, 33, pleaded guilty to attempted robbery at a Centra shop in Santry on 7 November 2021. He entered the shop with another man, demanded cash from staff, but the staff refused and a supervisor told them to leave. Boland then removed his mask, took a bottle of Lucozade, and waited for Gardaí. When asked why he had committed the robbery,…

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