Alabama lady killed by pack of canine; proprietor 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 one other assault involving the identical canines earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace mentioned Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer season Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents called the police to report a suspicious automobile, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers found the car with Beard's physique inside it in a rural space outdoors Red Bay, close to the Mississippi line, according to the Fb post.

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

AL.com, the web site of several Alabama newspapers, reported that Beard was a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime worker 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 canines attacked a woman who was strolling. The girl stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, a number of canines began attacking the residents, causing considered one of them to maintain minor injuries and a few of the canine to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers then found Beard's physique in the automobile, the sheriff's workplace stated.

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

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

The Public Health Division didn't immediately reply to a request for remark.