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

An employee of the Alabama Division of Public Health 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 one other assault involving the same canines earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace stated Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer time Beard was pronounced dead Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents referred to as the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers found the car with Beard's body inside it in a rural area outdoors Purple Bay, near the Mississippi line, in line with the Fb publish.

Beard is believed to have been trying to contact the dog's proprietor — whom the sheriff's workplace identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canine 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 Health Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week wherein the canine attacked a lady who was walking. The girl remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, a number of canine began attacking the residents, inflicting one among them to maintain minor injuries and some of the dogs to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's workplace stated. Officers then discovered Beard's physique in the automobile, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

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

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

The Public Well being Department didn't instantly respond to a request for remark.