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

An worker of the Alabama Department of Public Health was killed by a pack of canines in the northwestern a part of the state last week as she was responding to a report about one other assault involving the same dogs earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace said Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer time Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents referred to as the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers discovered the automotive with Beard's physique inside it in a rural area outside Red Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in keeping with the Facebook publish.

Beard is believed to have been making an attempt to contact the canine's owner — whom the sheriff's office identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canine killed her, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

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

When officers arrived on the scene, a number of dogs started attacking the residents, inflicting certainly one of them to maintain minor injuries and a few of the dogs to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers then discovered Beard's body within the automobile, the sheriff's office stated.

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

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

The Public Health Division did not instantly reply to a request for comment.