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An Alabama woman who fatally shot her alleged rapist as he tried to kill her brother is facing life in prison for murder.

Brittany Smith, 32, claims she was brutally raped and beaten by Todd Smith, 38, at her home in Stevenson, Alabama, in January 2018.

Todd threatened to kill Brittany if she told anyone what had happened - but she managed to covertly inform her brother, Chris McCallie, who showed up at her home soon after and confronted Todd.

When Todd refused to leave, he and Chris got in a violent altercation which ended with Brittany fatally shooting her alleged attacker before calling police.

A rape kit showed severe injuries and indicated that Brittany had been raped, but she was still charged with Todd's murder two days later.