Overview
- Police found a 47-year-old woman with puncture wounds after her car hit a wall and she later died in hospital, and detectives say the injuries were not caused by the crash.
- The victim has been named as Eleanor Barnfield, a Valleys to Coast care worker whose family have issued a tribute and are being supported by liaison officers.
- Officers arrested a 61-year-old man from Bridgend on suspicion of murder following a large policing operation around the Ger-y-Nant retirement complex that included evacuations and forensic searches.
- Eyewitness reports said the woman tried to drive to hospital after the attack, but the Welsh Ambulance Service published a response timeline and said claims of delayed attendance are factually untrue.
- Detectives and specialist teams remain on the inquiry and are urging anyone with information or dashcam or doorbell footage to contact South Wales Police quoting reference 2600342470.