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

An employee of the Alabama Division of Public Well being was killed by a pack of dogs within the northwestern part of the state last week as she was responding to a report about one other assault involving the identical dogs earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace mentioned Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer season Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents known as the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers discovered the automotive with Beard's body inside it in a rural space outside Red Bay, near the Mississippi line, in accordance with the Fb post.

Beard is believed to have been attempting 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 stated.

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 Well being Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week by which the canines attacked a woman who was strolling. The lady remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived on the scene, several canines began attacking the residents, inflicting one among them to maintain minor accidents and among the canine to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers then discovered Beard's body within the car, the sheriff's office said.

Dowdy was charged with manslaughter and is being held without bail, public information show.

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office could not instantly be reached for remark.

The Public Health Department didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.