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

An worker of the Alabama Department of Public Well being was killed by a pack of canines within the northwestern part of the state last 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 Workplace stated Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents called the police to report a suspicious automobile, the sheriff's office said. Officers found the automobile with Beard's physique inside it in a rural space outdoors Pink Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in response to the Facebook publish.

Beard is believed to have been attempting to contact the canine's owner — whom the sheriff's office identified 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 worker of the Public Health Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week in which the canine attacked a lady who was strolling. The girl remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, a number of canines started attacking the residents, causing one in every of them to maintain minor injuries and among the canines to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office said. Officers then discovered Beard's body within the automotive, the sheriff's office said.

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

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

The Public Health Department did not instantly reply to a request for comment.