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

An worker of the Alabama Division of Public Health was killed by a pack of canines within the northwestern a part of the state final week as she was responding to a report about one other attack involving the same dogs earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office mentioned Friday on Facebook.

Jacqueline Summer time Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents called the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's office stated. Officers found the automotive with Beard's physique inside it in a rural space outdoors Red Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in line with the Facebook post.

Beard is believed to have been trying to contact the canine's owner — whom the sheriff's workplace identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the dogs killed her, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

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 during which the canines attacked a girl who was strolling. The lady remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, a number of dogs started attacking the residents, inflicting one in all them to maintain minor accidents and some of the canine to be euthanized immediately, the sheriff's office said. Officers then discovered Beard's physique in the car, the sheriff's office said.

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

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

The Public Well being Department did not immediately reply to a request for comment.