Prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was too stunned to react when a man started to stab him
District Attorney Jason Schmidt told jurors the attack was swift and sudden. He said Matar bounded up a staircase to the stage and ran about 30 feet toward Rushdie. As the stabbing began, Rushdie and fellow speaker Henry Reese were so stunned that they initially remained seated.
Prosecutors open case against Salman Rushdie's accused attacker. Here are key takeaways
Hadi Matar, 27, of Fairview, New Jersey, is charged with attempted murder and assault and could face a total of 32 years behind bars.
Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie goes on trial
The trial of a man accused of stabbing renowned British Indian author Salman Rushdie on a New York stage in 2022 goes to court Monday for opening statements in his attempted murder and assault trial.
Salman Rushdie wrote about his attempted murder. Now he will face his attacker in court
Hadi Matar, who is on trial for the knife attack against the British author, has also been accused of supporting terrorism and attempting to carry out a fatwa calling for Rushdie's assassination.
Trial of Salman Rushdie's accused attacker gets underway
The criminal trial of the man accused of attempting to murder author Salman Rushdie began with prosecutors saying Hadi Matar was on a mission when he rushed to attack Rushdie, stabbing him multiple times in 2022.
Attempted murder trial begins for man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie in 2022
Salman Rushdie was so stunned when a masked man started to stab him on a stage in western New York in 2022 that the acclaimed author didn't even try to fight back, a prosecutor said Monday during opening statements in the accused attacker's attempted murder trial.
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Hadi Matar faces charges of attempted murder for attacking Rushdie. The now 77 year old was about to speak on protecting writers when Matar rushed the stage and stabbed him over a dozen times. The Booker Prize-winning author suffered partial blindness and lasting injuries to his hand.
Trial of man accused of attacking Salman Rushdie set to begin in Chautauqua County Court.
The trial of Hadi Matar, 27, accused of stabbing famed author Salman Rushdie during his speaking engagement at the Chautauqua Institution in August of 2022, begins Monday with statements.
Suspect in Salman Rushdie attack goes on trial in New York
The trial started with prosecutors outlining their case against suspect Hadi Matar before they called two witnesses to the stand.
Jury hears detail of knife attack on Salman Rushdie, 'The Satanic Verses' author
Jurors heard how a knife attack on novelist Salman Rushdie unfolded in a matter of seconds at a 2022 New York talk and how close he came to death, in the prosecutor's opening statement on Monday at the trial of the man accused of trying to murder the author.
Opening statements begin in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie
Lawyers are giving opening statements at the trial of the man charged with trying to kill author Salman Rushdie in western New York.
Witnesses describe wordless knife attack on Salman Rushdie, 'The Satanic Verses' author
Jurors heard on Monday how an attacker stabbed novelist Salman Rushdie more than a dozen times in a matter of seconds at a ...
Salman Rushdie ‘assassin’ won’t get fair trial because no Muslims in jury, says lawyer
The man accused of attempting to murder Sir Salman Rushdie cannot receive a fair trial because there are no Muslims in the ...