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

An employee of the Alabama Department of Public Well being was killed by a pack of dogs within the northwestern part of the state last week as she was responding to a report about another assault involving the identical dogs earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace mentioned Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents called the police to report a suspicious automobile, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers found the automobile with Beard's physique inside it in a rural space exterior Purple Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in line with the Fb publish.

Beard is believed to have been trying to contact the canine's proprietor — whom the sheriff's workplace identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the dogs killed her, the sheriff's workplace stated.

AL.com, the website of a number of 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 in the week during which the canines attacked a lady who was walking. The woman stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, a number of dogs began attacking the residents, inflicting one among them to maintain minor accidents and some of the dogs to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office said. Officers then discovered Beard's body within the car, the sheriff's office said.

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

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

The Public Well being Department didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.