# Moment police drive away murder suspect, 61, after carer, 47, is stabbed in retirement village before dying as she crashed trying to drive to hospital

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/moment-police-drive-away-murder-suspect-61-after-carer-47-is-stabbed-in-retirement-village-before-dying-as-she-crashed-trying-to-drive-to-hospital/
- Published: 2026-10-22T12:57:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T13:26:11+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16229807/police-drive-murder-suspect-carer-stabbed-retirement-village.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Health, Medicine, World

## Key points

- Care worker Eleanor Barnfield died after being stabbed in Bridgend.
- A 61-year-old murder suspect was arrested after a police standoff.
- Ambulance services disputed claims she was told to expect a three-hour wait.

## Summary

Eleanor Barnfield, a 47-year-old care worker, died after being stabbed at work in a retirement housing complex in Bridgend, South Wales. She tried to drive to hospital but crashed after travelling about 300 yards; a 61-year-old man suspected of murder was later arrested after a 12-hour police standoff.

The complex’s other residents were evacuated during the armed police response and have since returned. Ambulance delays became a point of dispute: the Welsh Ambulance Service said it was investigating whether Barnfield had called 999, but denied claims she was told to expect a three-hour wait. The service said a high-acuity response unit reached the crash scene seven minutes after its call at 12.44pm.

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