Alabama girl 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 in 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 stated Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer time 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 mentioned. Officers found the car with Beard's body inside it in a rural area outside Crimson Bay, near the Mississippi line, according to the Facebook publish.

Beard is believed to have been trying to contact the dog's proprietor — whom the sheriff's office identified 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 Well being Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week by which the canines attacked a girl who was strolling. The woman stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, several canine began attacking the residents, causing considered one of them to maintain minor accidents and a few of the canines to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers then discovered Beard's physique in the automobile, the sheriff's office said.

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

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office could not immediately be reached for remark.

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