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

An worker of the Alabama Department of Public Well being was killed by a pack of dogs within the northwestern a part of the state final week as she was responding to a report about another assault involving the identical canine earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office stated Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer season Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents known as the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's office stated. Officers discovered the automotive with Beard's body inside it in a rural space outdoors Crimson Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in response to the Facebook post.

Beard is believed to have been attempting to contact the dog's owner — whom the sheriff's office identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canines killed her, the sheriff's workplace 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 Health Division. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier in the week wherein the canines attacked a lady who was strolling. The lady stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several canine started attacking the residents, inflicting one among them to sustain minor accidents and a number of the canine to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office stated. Officers then found Beard's physique in the car, the sheriff's workplace stated.

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

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

The Public Well being Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.