Alabama woman killed by pack of canine; proprietor charged with manslaughter

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

Jacqueline Summer season Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents referred to as the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's office said. Officers discovered the automotive with Beard's physique inside it in a rural area outside Red Bay, close to the Mississippi line, according to the Fb publish.

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

AL.com, the web site of a number of Alabama newspapers, reported that Beard was a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime worker of the Public Health Division. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier in the week during which the canines attacked a woman who was strolling. The girl stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, a number of dogs started attacking the residents, causing one of them to sustain minor accidents and among the canine to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers then discovered Beard's body within the car, the sheriff's office stated.

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

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

The Public Well being Department didn't immediately reply to a request for comment.