As an experienced criminal barrister, Charlie Myatt routinely appears in cases involving manslaughter and murder. He is instructed as both leading junior and junior to a Silk.
He is adept at distilling and simplifying complex evidence to aid a jury’s understanding of a case, and to secure favourable outcomes for his clients.
As a strong client communicator and advocate, he is a popular choice of counsel in these highly sensitive cases.
Notable Murder & Manslaughter cases
R v Hudson [2026] Peterborough Crown Court
Instructed by Cambridgeshire CPS to prosecute a man charged with the attempted murder of his former partner. The defendant attacked his former partner with a homemade Taser-type device before stabbing her repeatedly in the face and head during a frenzied attack, telling her he would rather kill her than allow her to leave him. The defendant was convicted of attempted murder following a two-week trial at Peterborough Crown Court, and subsequently sentenced to 24 years’ imprisonment.
R v Austin [2025] Huntingdon Law Courts
Instructed as Leading Counsel to prosecute a man accused of murdering his former flatmate. Following an argument the defendant knocked the victim to the floor repeatedly assaulting him to the head before strangling him with his hands. The defence challenged causation and intent, and sought to rely upon self-defence and loss of control (the latter not left to the jury by the Judge after legal argument). After 12 hours of deliberations, the jury unanimously convicted the defendant of murder.
R v Neale [2025] Peterborough Crown Court
Instructed as sole Counsel in successful prosecution for murder concerning an assault in prison over an £80 “spice” debt. Finely balanced issue of intent when assault involved only punches. Importance of a keenly focused bad character application crucial to the case. After almost 13 hours of deliberations the jury returned a 10:2 majority verdict of guilty of murder.
R v Stokes & Marshall [2024] Cambridge Crown Court
Leading Counsel in successful prosecution of both defendants for murder: fatal stabbing in the street over a drugs’ debt. Case involved extensive CCTV footage and relied heavily upon drawing together various strands of circumstantial evidence.
R v Bell & Others [2023] Central Criminal Court
Led by Karim Khalil KC in a successful 6-handed conspiracy to murder/commit GBH in a three month trial at the Central Criminal Court. Case involved sensitive issues as centred around South London gang rivalry including Chris Kaba being involved in the conspiracy shortly before his death.
R v Kelly-Bridle [2022] Norwich Crown Court
Led by Karim Khalil KC in successful prosecution of defendant for murder and arson in which the defendant strangled his sister-in-law in her home and set fire to the house in an attempt to cover his tracks.
R v. Dennehy & Stretch [2014] [A case of significance]
Led by Karim Khalil QC, defending Gary Stretch, the accomplice to Joanna Dennehy, at trial for two attempted murders; Dennehy having previously pleaded guilty to three murders. Defence of duress of murderer’s accomplice who buried the bodies of her victims; involved psychiatric conclusion that the murderer was a psychopath.
