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

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

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents called the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers discovered the car with Beard's physique inside it in a rural space outside Red Bay, close to the Mississippi line, based on the Fb publish.

Beard is believed to have been trying to contact the dog's owner — whom the sheriff's workplace identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canines killed her, the sheriff's office 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 Well being Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week during which the canines attacked a lady who was walking. The lady remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, a number of dogs began attacking the residents, inflicting one among them to sustain minor injuries and a few of the canine to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers then found Beard's body within the automotive, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

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

The Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace couldn't immediately be reached for remark.

The Public Well being Division did not instantly reply to a request for remark.