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

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

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced dead Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents known as the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers found the car with Beard's physique inside it in a rural space exterior Red Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in line with 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 canine killed her, the sheriff's office mentioned.

AL.com, the web site of a number of 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 within the week during which the canines attacked a girl who was strolling. The lady remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, several dogs started attacking the residents, causing considered one of them to sustain minor injuries and a number of the canines to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office said. Officers then discovered Beard's body within the automotive, the sheriff's office stated.

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

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office couldn't instantly be reached for remark.

The Public Health Department did not immediately reply to a request for comment.