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

An worker of the Alabama Division of Public Health was killed by a pack of canines within the northwestern a part of the state last week as she was responding to a report about another attack involving the same canines earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace stated Friday on Facebook.

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

Beard is believed to have been trying to contact the canine's owner — whom the sheriff's office recognized as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canine killed her, the sheriff's office said.

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 Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week during which the dogs attacked a girl who was strolling. The girl stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, several canine started attacking the residents, causing considered one of them to maintain minor injuries and a few of the canines to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers then discovered Beard's physique in the automotive, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

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

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office could not immediately be reached for comment.

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