Alabama lady killed by pack of canines; owner charged with manslaughter

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

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced dead Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents known as the police to report a suspicious vehicle, 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, in response to the Fb post.

Beard is believed to have been attempting to contact the dog's owner — whom the sheriff's workplace recognized as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canine killed her, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

AL.com, the web site 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 during which the dogs attacked a woman who was strolling. The woman remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, a number of canines started attacking the residents, causing one in all them to sustain minor injuries and among the canines to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers then found Beard's body within the automobile, the sheriff's office stated.

Dowdy was charged with manslaughter and is being held without bail, public records present.

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

The Public Health Department didn't immediately respond to a request for remark.