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

An employee of the Alabama Division of Public Well being was killed by a pack of canine in the northwestern part of the state final week as she was responding to a report about one other assault involving the identical canine earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office stated Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer season Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents called the police to report a suspicious automobile, the sheriff's office said. Officers found the car with Beard's physique inside it in a rural area outside Pink Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in response to the Facebook put up.

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 canine killed her, the sheriff's office said.

AL.com, the website 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 in the week by which the canine 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 began attacking the residents, inflicting considered one of them to sustain minor injuries and some of the canine to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers then discovered Beard's body within the car, the sheriff's office stated.

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

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

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