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

An worker of the Alabama Department of Public Well being was killed by a pack of dogs in the northwestern part of the state last week as she was responding to a report about one other attack involving the same canine earlier within the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office said Friday on Fb.

Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced lifeless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents called the police to report a suspicious car, the sheriff's workplace said. Officers discovered the automotive with Beard's physique inside it in a rural space outside Red Bay, near the Mississippi line, in keeping with the Facebook publish.

Beard is believed to have been attempting to contact the canine'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 website of a number of Alabama newspapers, reported that Beard was a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime employee of the Public Well being Division. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week in which the dogs attacked a woman who was walking. The lady stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, a number of canines started attacking the residents, inflicting one among them to sustain minor injuries and some of the canine to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office said. Officers then discovered Beard's body within the automobile, the sheriff's office said.

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

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

The Public Health Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.