The victim, Mr Viera, managed to get out at first but went back into the house for an unknown reason. He never returned.
A Dublin man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the unlawful killing of a kitchen porter who died after the home he was living in was set on fire.
Passing sentence today, Judge Elma Sheahan said she would sentence Boland on the charge of manslaughter and set a headline sentence of ten years. The judge noted that Boland does not accept the verdict of the jury. Judge Sheahan acknowledged the dignity of Mr Viera’s daughter throughout the trial and thanked both the prosecuting and defence lawyers for the manner in which the trial was conducted.
Officers from the Dublin Fire Service found Mr Viera in an upstairs room and he was taken by ambulance to St James' Hospital. A statement from Dr Linda Mulligan, State Pathologist, stated that Mr Viera's cause of death was cardiac arrest following the inhalation of smoke and other fire gases. Referring to Boland, she said, “you have a life and future. You can go on to get married and have children and grandchildren….my son will never have that with my Dad”. Ms Viera said she hoped her experience “opens the eyes of the African community” to the police system in Ireland, adding, “there is no need to be afraid”.
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