Read the following facts then choose the correct option below: X goes hunting with his friend Y at dusk. Y goes back to the car whilst X has taken a nap to get his water bottle that he left in the car. X wakes up from his nap and hears a sound by a nearby bush and shoots at the figure as he thinks its B whom he bears a grudge against. It later turns out that X has killed Y instead. X will:

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not be guilty as it is an error in objecto.

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not be guilty of murder, since he did not have the intention to kill Y.

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be guilty of murder since his act is unlawful.

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be guilty as this is a mistake relating to the identity of the human being.

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