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

An worker of the Alabama Department of Public Well being was killed by a pack of canine in the northwestern part of the state last week as she was responding to a report about another attack involving the same canines earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace stated Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer time Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents referred to as the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's office said. Officers discovered the car with Beard's body inside it in a rural area outside Purple Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in accordance with the Facebook post.

Beard is believed to have been making an attempt to contact the dog's proprietor — whom the sheriff's office identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the dogs killed her, the sheriff's workplace 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 employee of the Public Well being Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier in the week during which the canine attacked a woman who was strolling. The girl stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, a number of canine began attacking the residents, inflicting one in all them to maintain minor injuries and among the canine to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers then found Beard's body within the automotive, the sheriff's workplace stated.

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

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

The Public Well being Division didn't instantly reply to a request for comment.