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

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

Jacqueline Summer season 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 stated. Officers found the car with Beard's physique inside it in a rural space outdoors Purple Bay, near the Mississippi line, in line with the Fb submit.

Beard is believed to have been making an attempt to contact the canine's owner — whom the sheriff's office recognized as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the dogs killed her, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

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 in the week through which the canines attacked a lady who was walking. The girl remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, several dogs started attacking the residents, inflicting one among them to maintain minor injuries and some of the canine to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers then found Beard's physique in the car, the sheriff's workplace stated.

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

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

The Public Well being Department did not instantly respond to a request for comment.