Woman jailed for shooting her rapist dead after he threatened to kill her

An Alabama woman who shot dead her rapist as he was strangling her brother has pleaded guilty to murder.

Brittany Smith, 32, was attacked by an acquaintance, Todd Smith – no relation – in January 2018.

Her brother Chris McCallie found out about the exceptionally violent attack several hours later, and turned up at the house to order that Todd leave.

A confrontation ensued, and Todd, 38, with a long history of domestic violence and having taken a combination of Xanax, amphetamines, alcohol, and meth, put McCallie in a headlock, strangling him and threatening to kill them both.