Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Offences

Unlawful killing, Arson, Burglary

Where

Co. Dublin

Reporting

5 reports, 7 Dec 2022 to 26 May 2025

Outlets

irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie

• Appeal allowed in Dublin unlawful killing case Unlawful killing · Co. Dublin

  On 21 August 2018, Dean Boland, a 37-year-old man, allegedly broke into a downstairs apartment at Oaklands Terrace, Terenure, Dublin, stole a rucksack, and set fire to the property. Ohari Viera, a man from Angola, was living in the upstairs apartment with two other men; all three evacuated but Viera re-entered the building and was later found by fire service officers, dying of cardiac arrest from smoke inhalation at St James' Hospital. Boland was arrested and charged the following day, convicted by a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury in December 2022 of manslaughter, arson, and burglary, and sentenced to eight years in prison in March 2023. The Court of Appeal allowed his appeal against the manslaughter conviction on 7 October 2025.

  Sentenced, 30 Mar 2023Victim · 5 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 26 May2025
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Appeal allowed in Dublin unlawful killing case

   Arsonist not to blame for death of man who went back into apartment building, Court of Appeal told

   victim, Ohari Viera, male, non-irish (judged from name)Ohari Viera♂
2. 30 Mar2023
   Sentencedirishmirror.ie, in Appeal allowed in Dublin unlawful killing case

   Man jailed for eight years over death of man in Dublin building he set on fire

   victim, Ohari Viera, male, non-irish (judged from name)Ohari Viera♂
3. 16 Dec2022
   Convictedirishtimes.com, in Appeal allowed in Dublin unlawful killing case

   Burglar found guilty of unlawful killing of man in house fire

   victim, Ohari Viera, maleOhari Viera♂
4. 9 Dec2022
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Appeal allowed in Dublin unlawful killing case

   Kitchen porter died in house fire started as a ‘deliberate act’, court told

   victim, Ohari Viera, male, non-irish (judged from name)Ohari Viera♂
5. 7 Dec2022
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Appeal allowed in Dublin unlawful killing case

   Dean Boland goes on trial charged with unlawful killing after death of man in 2018

   victim, Ohari Viera, male, non-irish (judged from name)Ohari Viera♂

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