Inattention, carelessness, a smidgen of malice- they can all be a part of interaction between people.

For instance, I remember my brother 'accidentally' ran over his (the?) wife's bed of asparagus with a tractor mower. The fact that he didn't/doesn't care for asparagus had nothing to with it. Of course not.

A nephew of mine ran over my mother's new rhododenron plant with her lawn mower. He had been shamed into 'helping' his grandma by his mom. He never noticed the plant. Of course not.