Prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was too stunned to react when a man started to stab him
Salman Rushdie was so stunned when a masked man started to stab him on a stage in western New York that the author didn’t even try to fight back, a prosecutor said Monday during opening statements in the suspect’s attempted murder trial.
Man Accused of Stabbing Salman Rushdie Goes on Trial
Hadi Matar is charged with attempted murder in the attack, which took place in 2022 as Mr. Rushdie was about to speak at an arts conference in western New York.
Trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie begins with opening statements
Lawyers have begun to deliver opening statements at the trial of the man charged with trying to fatally stab author Salman Rushdie in front of a lecture audience in western New York.
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.
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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Rushdie, who was raised in a Muslim Kashmiri family, went into hiding under the protection of British police in 1989 after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, then Iran's supreme leader,
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.
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.
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 New York lecture, during the trial of the man accused of trying to murder the author.
Salman Rushdie Attacker Says 'Free Palestine' as He Enters Court
Salman Rushdie is expected to testify during the trial, marking the first time he will face his alleged attacker.
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