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

An worker of the Alabama Department of Public Health was killed by a pack of canines within 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 Workplace said Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer time Beard was pronounced dead Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents known as the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers found the car with Beard's body inside it in a rural area exterior Purple Bay, near 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 office identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canine killed her, the sheriff's workplace stated.

AL.com, the website of several Alabama newspapers, reported that Beard was a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime employee of the Public Health Division. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week by which the canine attacked a lady who was walking. The girl remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, a number of canines started attacking the residents, causing certainly one of them to sustain minor injuries and among the dogs to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers then found Beard's physique in the car, 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 couldn't immediately be reached for remark.

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