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

An worker of the Alabama Department 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 dogs earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office stated Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer time Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents known as the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers discovered the car with Beard's physique inside it in a rural area exterior Pink Bay, close to the Mississippi line, based on the Fb submit.

Beard is believed to have been making an attempt 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 said.

AL.com, the website of several 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 by which the dogs attacked a girl who was walking. The lady remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, a number of canine started attacking the residents, causing one among them to sustain minor accidents and among the dogs to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers then discovered Beard's physique within the car, the sheriff's office said.

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

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

The Public Health Department didn't instantly reply to a request for remark.