A WOMAN who was shot in the face while wrestling a gun from her dad after he threatened to kill himself has spoken of her ordeal after saving his life.

Brittany Howard, from Texas, was left severely injured after the gun went off hitting her in the forehead resulting in a bullet being lodged an inch into her brain.

5 Brittany Howard was shot in the face while trying to stop her dad from killing himself Credit: facebook

The mum of three opened up about the horrific events of January 14.

She said she received a call from her mum to say her dad was "acting strangely".

When Brittany arrived at her parents' home, she found her dad holding a gun and threatening to commit suicide so she attempted to grab the weapon out of his hands.

5 Brittany before she was shot in the face

5 Brittany now - the accidental shooting took place just three weeks ago Credit: ABC 13

5 Brittany in hospital after the accident Credit: ABC 13

5 Brittany before the shooting with her four-year-old daughter and two-year-old twin girls Credit: ABC 13

Recalling the horrific moment, she told ABC 13: "We both jerked and it somehow went off. It went three centimetres into my frontal lobe so I have a metal plate in my head."

Just three weeks after the shooting, Brittany, who has a four-year-old daughter and two-year-old twin girls, is making a miraculous recovery.

She has had a skin graft on her nose and still has at least three more surgeries to go.

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But despite all of this, she says she still loves her dad and doesn't blame him for what he did.

She insists it was an accident which left wounds she says she can heal from, "unlike the scars she could have had if she had lost her father".

Brittany said her dad has now changed his perspective on life.

She added: "He's completely different. He's completely changed and sometimes it takes a tragic accident or a tragic occurrence to change someone's outlook or perspective on life."

Her dad has been charged with aggravated assault with a weapon of a family member.

Brittany has set up a GoFundMe page, which has so far raised more than £3,000 to help pay for her medical expenses.

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