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

An employee of the Alabama Department 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 another assault involving the same canines earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office mentioned Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer time Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents called 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 area outside Crimson Bay, near the Mississippi line, in accordance with the Fb post.

Beard is believed to have been trying to contact the dog's owner — 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 in the week wherein the dogs attacked a woman who was walking. The lady stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several canines began attacking the residents, causing considered one of them to maintain minor accidents and a number of the canines to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers then found Beard's physique in the car, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

Dowdy was charged with manslaughter and is being held without bail, public data show.

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

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