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

An employee of the Alabama Department of Public Health was killed by a pack of canines in the northwestern part of the state last week as she was responding to a report about another assault involving the identical dogs earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office stated Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer season Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents called the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's office stated. Officers found the automobile with Beard's body inside it in a rural area outside Purple Bay, near the Mississippi line, based on the Fb post.

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

AL.com, the web site 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 during which the canine attacked a woman who was walking. The lady remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, a number of dogs started attacking the residents, causing considered one of them to maintain minor accidents and a number of the canines to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers then discovered Beard's body in the automobile, the sheriff's workplace said.

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

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office could not immediately be reached for comment.

The Public Well being Department did not instantly reply to a request for comment.