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

An worker 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 assault involving the same canines earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace stated Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents referred to as the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers discovered the car with Beard's body inside it in a rural space exterior Red Bay, near the Mississippi line, according to the Facebook post.

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

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 Well being Division. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week through which the canines attacked a girl who was walking. The girl stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, several dogs started attacking the residents, inflicting one of them to maintain minor injuries and some of the canine to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers then found Beard's physique in the car, the sheriff's office mentioned.

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

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

The Public Health Division didn't instantly respond to a request for comment.