Salman Rushdie’s Assailant Found Guilty of Attempted Murder
Rushdie, 77, was the key witness during testimony that began last week. The Booker Prize-winning author told jurors he thought he was dying when a masked stranger ran onto the stage and stabbed and slashed at him until being tackled by bystanders. Rushdie showed jurors his now-blinded right eye, usually hidden behind a darkened eyeglass lens.
Hadi Matar guilty of attempted murder of novelist Salman Rushdie
Hadi Matar was found guilty on Friday of attempting to murder the novelist Salman Rushdie in an onstage stabbing attack at a New York arts institute in 2022.
Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie Is Found Guilty of Attempted Murder
The man, Hadi Matar, faces up to 32 years in prison. Prosecutors said he rushed onstage at an arts conference and stabbed the famed author about 15 times.
Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder after brutal onstage stabbing
After an eight day trial, Hadi Matar, the man charged with attacking and stabbing author Salman Rushdie in August 2022, has been found guilty of attempted murder. Matar, 27, was on trial in Chautauqua County Court for rushing onto the stage where Rushdie was preparing to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York and stabbing the 77-year-old more than a dozen times in the neck,
Jury finds Hadi Matar guilty of attempted murder and assault in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
A jury has found Hadi Matar guilty of attempted murder and assault in the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution in August 2022.
Salman Rushdie attack: Hadi Matar found guilty of attempted murder after stabbing author multiple times on stage
Following a trial in Chautauqua County Court, a jury convicted 27-year-old Hadi Matar of attempting to murder Sir Salman, after less than two hours of deliberations. He was also found guilty of assault for wounding Henry Reese, who was on stage with Sir Salman at the time.
Hadi Matar, Accused Of Trying To Kill Salman Rushdie, Found Guilty
An American-Lebanese man was found guilty by a jury Friday of attempting to kill novelist Salman Rushdie when storming a stage and repeatedly plunging a knife into the "Satanic Verses" author, a court official said.
Guilty: Hadi Matar, Man who tried to kill Salman Rushdie, convicted
The man who was accused of trying to kill author Salman Rushdie was found guilty of attempted murder on Friday.
Man who stabbed novelist Salman Rushdie guilty of attempted murder
By Aleksandra Michalska and Jonathan Allen MAYVILLE, New York (Reuters) - Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed and partially blinded the novelist Salman Rushdie onstage at a New York arts institute, was found guilty on Friday of attempted murder.
Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect found guilty of attempted murder
Hadi Matar had pleaded not guilty to second-degree attempted murder and assault in connection with the 2022 attack at the Chautauqua Institution in southwestern New York.
Salman Rushdie Attacker Found Guilty of Attempted Murder
The jury deliberated for under two hours before returning the conviction for 27-year-old Hadi Matar. He was found guilty of second-degree attempted murder, as well as assault for injuries inflicted on Ralph Henry Reese. Matar will be sentenced on April 23 and faces up to 32 years in prison.
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