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

An employee of the Alabama Division of Public Health was killed by a pack of canine within the northwestern a part of the state last 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 time Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents called the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers discovered the car with Beard's physique inside it in a rural space outside Purple Bay, near the Mississippi line, in response to the Facebook submit.

Beard is believed to have been making an attempt to contact the canine's owner — whom the sheriff's office identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canines 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 Well being Division. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier in the week during which the canines attacked a woman who was strolling. The lady remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several canine began attacking the residents, causing one among them to sustain minor accidents and a few of the canines to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office stated. Officers then discovered Beard's physique within the automotive, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

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

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

The Public Well being Division did not immediately respond to a request for remark.