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

An employee of the Alabama Division of Public Health was killed by a pack of canines within the northwestern a part of the state final 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 Workplace mentioned Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents referred to as the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers discovered the automotive with Beard's physique inside it in a rural area exterior Crimson Bay, near the Mississippi line, according to the Facebook publish.

Beard is believed to have been trying to contact the canine's proprietor — whom the sheriff's workplace 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 Health Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week during which the canines attacked a girl who was strolling. The girl remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, a number of canines started attacking the residents, causing one in all them to maintain minor injuries and some of the dogs to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's office stated. Officers then found Beard's physique in the car, the sheriff's office said.

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

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

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