Alabama lady killed by pack of canines; owner charged with manslaughter

An employee of the Alabama Division of Public Health 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 attack involving the identical dogs earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace stated Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer season Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents known as the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers found the automobile with Beard's physique inside it in a rural area outdoors Crimson Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in accordance with the Facebook publish.

Beard is believed to have been attempting to contact the canine's proprietor — whom the sheriff's workplace recognized as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the dogs killed her, the sheriff's workplace stated.

AL.com, the web site of several Alabama newspapers, reported that Beard was a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime worker of the Public Well being Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier in the week in which the dogs attacked a lady who was strolling. The girl remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, several dogs started attacking the residents, inflicting certainly one of them to maintain minor injuries and a number of the canine to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers then found Beard's physique within the automobile, the sheriff's workplace said.

Dowdy was charged with manslaughter and is being held without bail, public data present.

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

The Public Health Division did not instantly respond to a request for remark.