Murder is defined as the unlawful, intentional causing of the death of another human being. Which one of the following statements is an example of where a mistake is not material in the crime of murder:

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X mistakenly shot his best friends’ birds when he was aiming to shoot his own birds

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X mistakenly shot his neighbour’s window

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X intended to kill Y, but X mistook her victim’s identity and shot Z instead.

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X intended to shoot a rabid dog but shot the neighbour’s cat instead

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