Hadi Matar, 26, had been found guilty of attempted murder and assault in February over the horror attack that saw him ambush the 77-year-old novelist as he was giving a lecture at the Chautauqua In… ...

Hadi Matar was found guilty of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault for the attack on Salman Rushdie. Matar faces up to 25 years in prison for the charges.

In this Feb. 21, 2025, file photo, Hadi Matar, left, charged with severely injuring author Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack, is led in to Chautauqua County court in Mayville, N.Y.

Hadi Matar, the defendant, said he believed Mr. Rushdie to be a hypocrite. His attack left the acclaimed author blind in one eye. Listen to this article · 5:14 min Learn more ...

Salman Rushdie was speaking at a literary festival in western New York state when Hadi Matar, then 24, stormed the stage and knifed him in a frenzied attack. Matar was found guilty on Friday.

Salman Rushdie attacker convicted of stabbing novelist during New York event in 2022 Hadi Matar is also facing federal terrorism-related charges stemming from the attack on Salman Rushdie, who was ...

Hadi Matar, 27, also received a concurrent sentence of seven years plus three years of post-release supervision for a second-degree assault charge. Matar has been remanded to the New York State ...

Hadi Matar was found guilty of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault for the attack on Salman Rushdie. Matar faces up to 25 years in prison for the charges.

The man who left Salman Rushdie partially blind after stabbing him at a lecture in 2022 was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday, May 16, The Associated Press reports.. Hadi Matar, 27, was ...

Hadi Matar is accused of stabbing the acclaimed British-Indian author at least a dozen times onstage at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York state on August 12, 2022, as he prepared to ...

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.

Hadi Matar is accused of stabbing the acclaimed British-Indian author at least a dozen times onstage at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York state on August 12, 2022, as he prepared to ...