A quarrel arose between C on the one side and A and B on the other. C abused A, whereupon A struck him with a stick, and B struck him down with an axe on the head. He also received two other wounds with the axe on the other parts of the body. Any one of the three axe wounds was sufficient enough to cause death, especially the one on the head.
A)C is guilty for voluntarily provoking the attack while B is guilty of culpable homicide
B)A is guilty of culpable homicide, while B is guilty of voluntarily causing hurt
C)B is guilty of culpable homicide, while A is guilty of voluntarily causing hurt
D)Both A and B are guilty of culpable homicide

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B is guilty of culpable homicide because the use of an axe to inflict wounds, especially those described as sufficient to cause death, indicates an intent to cause serious harm or death. A, on the other hand, is guilty of voluntarily causing hurt because striking C with a stick, in this context, does not suggest an intent to kill, but rather to cause harm or defend.

A Quarrel Arose Between C on the One Side and a and B