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

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

Jacqueline Summer time Beard was pronounced dead Friday by the Franklin County coroner after native residents called the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's office stated. Officers found the car with Beard's physique inside it in a rural space exterior Pink Bay, close to the Mississippi line, based on the Fb post.

Beard is believed to have been attempting to contact the canine's proprietor — whom the sheriff's office identified as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canines killed her, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

AL.com, the web site of several Alabama newspapers, reported that Beard was a 58-year-old environmental supervisor and a longtime employee of the Public Well being Department. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier within the week by which the canine attacked a girl who was strolling. The girl stays hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, a number of dogs began attacking the residents, inflicting one of them to sustain minor accidents and some of the dogs to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers then found Beard's body in the automobile, the sheriff's office said.

Dowdy was charged with manslaughter and is being held with out bail, public information show.

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

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