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

An worker of the Alabama Department of Public Health was killed by a pack of dogs within the northwestern a part of the state last week as she was responding to a report about one other assault involving the same canine earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace mentioned Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer time 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 mentioned. Officers discovered the automobile with Beard's body inside it in a rural space outdoors Pink Bay, near the Mississippi line, in line with the Fb put up.

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

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 during which the dogs attacked a woman who was walking. The woman remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, a number of canines began attacking the residents, inflicting one in all them to sustain minor accidents and among the canine to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers then found Beard's physique in the car, the sheriff's workplace said.

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

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

The Public Well being Division did not immediately respond to a request for comment.