Alabama lady killed by pack of canines; owner charged with manslaughter
Warning: Undefined variable $post_id in /home/webpages/lima-city/booktips/wordpress_de-2022-03-17-33f52d/wp-content/themes/fast-press/single.php on line 26
An employee of the Alabama Division of Public Well being was killed by a pack of canine in the northwestern a part of the state last week as she was responding to a report about another assault involving the same canines earlier in the week, the Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace mentioned Friday on Facebook.
Jacqueline Summer Beard was pronounced useless Friday by the Franklin County coroner after local residents known as the police to report a suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's office mentioned. Officers discovered the automobile with Beard's body inside it in a rural area outside Purple Bay, close to the Mississippi line, in keeping with the Fb submit.
Beard is believed to have been trying to contact the canine's proprietor — whom the sheriff's office recognized as Brandy Dowdy, 39 — when the canine 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 worker of the Public Health Division. It reported that on Friday morning, she was following up on an incident earlier in the week during which the dogs attacked a girl who was strolling. The woman remains hospitalized in Mississippi, AL.com reported.
When officers arrived on the scene, a number of dogs started attacking the residents, causing one of them to maintain minor accidents and among the canine to be euthanized instantly, the sheriff's office said. Officers then found Beard's physique in the automotive, the sheriff's workplace stated.
Dowdy was charged with manslaughter and is being held with out bail, public records present.
The Franklin County Sheriff's Workplace could not instantly be reached for remark.
The Public Well being Division didn't immediately respond to a request for remark.