Man, 61, appears in court accused of murdering housing officer, 47, found stabbed in crashed car as she tried to drive to hospital

Clifford Foster, 61, has appeared in court charged with murdering Eleanor Barnfield, a 47-year-old housing officer who was attacked at work in Bridgend. Barnfield drove a short distance before crashing into a wall and later died in hospital; the case matters as court proceedings are now under way.

The attack reportedly took place at Ger-Y-Nant sheltered accommodation, which has 13 social housing flats for people over 60. Emergency crews found puncture wounds unrelated to the crash, while police evacuated residents during an armed response after a man barricaded himself in a room. Foster was remanded in custody and is due at Cardiff Crown Court on Monday; police say the case is not being treated as a domestic incident.