Alabama woman killed by pack of canine; owner charged with manslaughter

An employee of the Alabama Division of Public Health was killed by a pack of dogs in the northwestern a part of the state final week as she was responding to a report about another assault involving the identical canines earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office said Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents referred to as the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers discovered the automotive with Beard's body inside it in a rural area outdoors Purple Bay, near the Mississippi line, in keeping with the Fb post.

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

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 Well being Division. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week through which the canines attacked a girl 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 considered one of them to sustain minor injuries and among the canine to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers then found Beard's body within the car, the sheriff's office said.

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

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

The Public Well being Department didn't instantly respond to a request for comment.