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Police say Eleanor Barnfield "sustained puncture wounds unrelated to the collision" in Bridgend on Monday

ByCharlie Buckland and Oliver Slow, BBC Wales
  • Published22 October 2026, 11:37 BST
Updated 32 minutes ago

A man has been charged with murder after a woman who had suffered "stab wounds" died following a crash.

Housing association worker Eleanor Barnfield, 47, died in hospital after police were called to the crash in Bridgend on Monday, where they found she had "puncture wounds unrelated to the collision", which the BBC understands were sustained in a stabbing.