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

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.