Mother stabbed at care home died driving herself to hospital after being told of a long ambulance wait, neighbours say
Eleanor Barnfield, the carer killed at the Ger-y-Nant retirement complex in Bridgend on Monday, whose family described her as "the kindest, most loving bravest person in the world.Ger-y-Nant retirement complex in Bridgend, where a 61-year-old man was later found barricaded in his room and arrested on suspicion of murder.
Housing association worker Eleanor Barnfield was attacked at the Ger-y-Nant retirement complex in Bridgend, where she worked for Valleys to Coast. She managed just 300 yards before collapsing at the wheel and hitting a wall on Coity Road on Monday. She was found alone in the car and died in hospital that afternoon. A 61-year-old Bridgend man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Her family paid tribute: 'Mum was the kindest, most loving bravest person in the world.'
Armed police reportedly found the alleged attacker barricaded in his room.
Residents of the complex now have to sign in and out of their homes.
