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

An worker of the Alabama Division of Public Health was killed by a pack of canine within the northwestern 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 season Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents referred to as the police to report a suspicious automobile, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers discovered the automotive with Beard's body inside it in a rural area outdoors Crimson Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in line with the Fb post.

Beard is believed to have been attempting to contact the dog's owner — whom the sheriff's office recognized as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the dogs killed her, the sheriff's office mentioned.

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 Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier in the week through which the canine attacked a girl who was walking. The lady remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several canine started attacking the residents, causing one among them to sustain minor injuries and among the canines to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's office said. Officers then found Beard's physique within the automotive, the sheriff's workplace said.

Dowdy was charged with manslaughter and is being held with out bail, public data show.

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

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