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

An employee of the Alabama Department of Public Health was killed by a pack of dogs within the northwestern part of the state final week as she was responding to a report about another assault involving the same canine earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace stated Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer season Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents referred to as the police to report a suspicious automobile, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers found the automotive with Beard's body inside it in a rural space outside Red Bay, near the Mississippi line, based on the Fb post.

Beard is believed to have been making an attempt to contact the canine's owner — whom the sheriff's office identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the dogs killed her, the sheriff's office said.

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 within the week wherein the canines attacked a woman who was strolling. The woman remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, a number of dogs began attacking the residents, causing one of them to sustain minor injuries and some of the canines to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's office said. Officers then discovered Beard's physique within 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 Health Department did not immediately respond to a request for remark.