Alabama girl killed by pack of dogs; proprietor charged with manslaughter

An worker 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 attack involving the identical canines earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace mentioned Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer season Beard was pronounced dead Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents known as the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers found the automobile with Beard's physique inside it in a rural area exterior Red Bay, near the Mississippi line, in line with the Facebook publish.

Beard is believed to have been trying to contact the canine's owner — whom the sheriff's office recognized as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the dogs killed her, the sheriff's workplace stated.

AL.com, the website 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 canines attacked a girl who was strolling. The girl stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, several canine began attacking the residents, inflicting considered one of them to maintain minor injuries and a number of the dogs to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers then discovered Beard's body within the automotive, the sheriff's workplace said.

Dowdy was charged with manslaughter and is being held without bail, public information show.

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

The Public Well being Division did not immediately respond to a request for remark.