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

An worker of the Alabama Division of Public Health was killed by a pack of canines in the northwestern a part of the state last week as she was responding to a report about another attack involving the identical canines earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace mentioned Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents known as the police to report a suspicious automobile, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers found the automotive with Beard's physique inside it in a rural area outdoors Purple Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in accordance with the Fb put up.

Beard is believed to have been making an attempt to contact the dog's owner — whom the sheriff's office identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canines killed her, the sheriff's office 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 within the week by which the canine attacked a lady who was walking. 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 of them to sustain minor accidents and among the canines to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers then found Beard's physique within the automobile, the sheriff's office said.

Dowdy was charged with manslaughter and is being held with out bail, public data present.

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

The Public Well being Division did not immediately reply to a request for remark.