Alabama woman killed by pack of canines; proprietor charged with manslaughter

An employee of the Alabama Department of Public Well being was killed by a pack of canine in the northwestern a part of the state last week as she was responding to a report about another assault involving the identical dogs earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace mentioned Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced dead Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents called the police to report a suspicious automobile, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers discovered the automobile with Beard's body inside it in a rural space outdoors Purple Bay, near the Mississippi line, in line with the Fb put up.

Beard is believed to have been attempting to contact the dog's owner — whom the sheriff's workplace identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the dogs killed her, the sheriff's office stated.

AL.com, the web site of a number of Alabama newspapers, reported that Beard was a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime worker of the Public Health Division. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier in the week by which the canines attacked a girl who was walking. The lady remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, a number of canines started attacking the residents, causing considered one of them to sustain minor accidents and a few of the dogs to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers then discovered Beard's body in the automobile, the sheriff's office stated.

Dowdy was charged with manslaughter and is being held with out bail, public records present.

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office couldn't immediately be reached for remark.

The Public Health Department did not instantly respond to a request for comment.