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

An employee of the Alabama Department of Public Well being was killed by a pack of dogs in the northwestern a part of the state last week as she was responding to a report about another assault involving the same canines earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace said 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 car, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers found the car with Beard's body inside it in a rural space outside Pink Bay, near the Mississippi line, according to the Fb put up.

Beard is believed to have been attempting to contact the canine's proprietor — whom the sheriff's workplace recognized as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canine 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 dogs attacked a woman who was walking. The woman stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several dogs began attacking the residents, causing one in all them to maintain minor injuries and among the canine to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's workplace mentioned. Officers then discovered Beard's physique within the automobile, the sheriff's office stated.

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

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

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