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

An employee of the Alabama Division of Public Health was killed by a pack of canines in the northwestern a part of the state final week as she was responding to a report about one other attack involving the same canine earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace stated Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer time Beard was pronounced dead Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents referred to as the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers found the automotive with Beard's physique inside it in a rural space exterior Pink Bay, near the Mississippi line, in accordance with the Facebook put up.

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

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 Well being Division. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier in the week wherein the canine attacked a girl who was walking. The woman remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, several dogs started attacking the residents, causing one among them to sustain minor injuries and among the canine to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers then found Beard's body in the automobile, the sheriff's office stated.

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

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

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