Salman Rushdie testifies about his shock and pain as an attacker repeatedly stabbed him on stage
With a mix of humor and graphic detail, Salman Rushdie calmly told a jury Tuesday about the frenzied moments in August 2022 when a masked man rushed at him on a stage in western New York and repeatedly slashed him with a knife,
Salman Rushdie's attacker says 'free Palestine' before first day of testimony
The attacker, Hadi Matar, appeared for his first day of trial and pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault at the Chautauqua County Courthouse.
Novelist Salman Rushdie faces his accused stabber in New York courtroom
Salman Rushdie spoke calmly and with occasional dry humor as he testified on Tuesday against the man accused of trying to murder him, the first time the two have been in the same place since the 2022 knife attack on the novelist onstage at a New York arts institute.
'Great pain and shock': Salman Rushdie testifies in the trial of his suspected attacker
Salman Rushdie described in graphic detail on Tuesday the frenzied moments in 2022 when a masked man rushed at him on a stage in western New York and repeatedly slashed him with a knife, leaving him with life-threatening injuries.
What to know about the Salman Rushdie stabbing trial
The trial of a man who allegedly stabbed renowned British-Indian author Sir Salman Rushdie multiple times in 2022, leaving him blind in one eye, began on Monday in upstate New York. Hadi Matar, a 27-year-old man from New Jersey, is facing charges of attempted murder and assault. He has pleaded not guilty.
Witnesses describe wordless 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.
Upstate NY trial begins for radical accused of stabbing ‘Satanic Verses’ author Salman Rushdie
Hadi Mater, 26, is due to go on trial Tuesday for the 2022 stabbing of ‘The Satanic Verses’ author Salman Rushdie, who is expected to testify.
Salman Rushdie Recounts Brutal Stabbing, Fearing for His Life
It was the first time since the stabbing that the 77-year-old author came face-to-face with the man accused of trying to kill him.
Salman Rushdie Relived His Stabbing Attack in Court Testimony
Salman Rushdie appeared in court on Tuesday to testify in the trial of the man who is accused of trying to murder him on stage at a talk in western New York in 2022. “It occurred to me that I was dying.
Salman Rushdie reveals gruesome details of NY stabbing — and removes glasses to show blind eye in court: ‘You can see that’s what’s left of it’
Salman Rushdie on Tuesday came face to face with the man accused of nearly killing him, describing the attack in gruesome ...
Hadi Matar: Who is the New Jersey man charged with attempted murder of Salman Rushdie?
Hadi Matar became withdrawn and isolated after a trip to the Middle East to visit his father in 2018, his mother says ...
Horror and humour as Salman Rushdie tells of day he almost died
With a mix of humour and graphic detail, Salman Rushdie calmly told a jury about the frenzied moments in August 2022 when a ...
Novelist Salman Rushdie takes stand in trial of his accused attacker
Mr Matar, dressed in a baggy light blue shirt, sat with his defence lawyers nearby. In his memoir about the attack, Mr ...
Accused Salman Rushdie attacker ambles into NY court as trial kicks off on attempted murder charges
Hati Matar, a 26-year-old from New Jersey who allegedly nearly killed Rushdie, wore a blue button-up shirt, black pants — and ...