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

An employee of the Alabama Division of Public Health was killed by a pack of canine within the northwestern part of the state final week as she was responding to a report about one other assault involving the identical dogs earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace said 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 automobile, the sheriff's office stated. Officers discovered the car with Beard's body inside it in a rural area outdoors Purple Bay, near the Mississippi line, in accordance with the Fb put up.

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

When officers arrived at the scene, a number of dogs started attacking the residents, causing one among them to maintain minor injuries and among the dogs to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office stated. Officers then discovered Beard's body 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 Workplace could not instantly be reached for comment.

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