Lever told police he flicked the lighter behind his mother's bed on Feb. 3 to scare the cat. He says he had done it many times before. The cat never appeared, so Lever left the room to look elsewhere.
Lever then heard his mother screaming. He tried to save her, but couldn't. She later died.
Prosecutor Steven Luksa says Lever was negligent but didn't intend to kill House.
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