I think it is "all of the above".
The correct answer is the first option, Vespucci. Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer who studied the work of Ptolemy and, in doing so, found that if Asia was as far east as Columbus had thought it was, it would cover half the Earth. He not only discovered that Asia was in fact smaller than what Columbus had thought it was, but also that the size of the Earth was much bigger than what most people thought it to be.
First of all, there is no reason to charge the wife - she is not doing anything wrong.
Also, it would not be a homicide, unless he kills his wife.
It is also not negligence, since he is actively abusing her.
So the correct answer is:
a. When the husband is charged, the case would be a criminal case.
