FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Bent never poured flammable rubbing alcohol on a middle-school classmate, and he didn’t flick the lighter that set the teenager ablaze. No one disputes those facts. But a prosecutor insisted Tuesday that Bent orchestrated the attack, while a defense attorney said he played little or no role.

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