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

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

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents called the police to report a suspicious automobile, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers found the automotive with Beard's body inside it in a rural space outside Pink Bay, near the Mississippi line, based on the Fb publish.

Beard is believed to have been trying to contact the dog's owner — whom the sheriff's workplace recognized as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the dogs killed her, the sheriff's office stated.

AL.com, the website of several 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 canine attacked a girl who was strolling. The lady stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, a number of canine began attacking the residents, causing one among them to sustain minor accidents and a few of the canines to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office stated. Officers then found Beard's physique within the automotive, the sheriff's office stated.

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

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office couldn't instantly be reached for remark.

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