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

An worker of the Alabama Division of Public Health was killed by a pack of canines within the northwestern 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 Workplace mentioned Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer time Beard was pronounced dead Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents known as the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers found the automotive with Beard's physique inside it in a rural space outside Purple Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in line with the Facebook put up.

Beard is believed to have been trying to contact the canine's proprietor — 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 a number of Alabama newspapers, reported that Beard was a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime employee of the Public Health Department. 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 walking. The lady stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, several canines started attacking the residents, inflicting one in all them to maintain minor injuries and a number of the canine to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers then discovered Beard's body within the car, 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 Workplace could not immediately be reached for comment.

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