Salman Rushdie attacker convicted of stabbing novelist during New York event in 2022
Hadi Matar, 27, was found guilty of stabbing novelist Salman Rushdie around 15 times during a lecture event at the Chautauqua Institution 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 for Brutal 2022 Assault That Left Novelist Blinded
Hadi Matar, the man who attacked Salman Rushdie in 2022, was found guilty on Friday of attempted murder and assault.
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.
Man found guilty of attempted murder of author Salman Rushdie in brutal stabbing
A jury on Friday convicted a New Jersey man of second-degree attempted murder and assault in the brutal stabbing of author Salman Rushdie on an upstate New York lecture stage in 2022.
Salman Rushdie’s attacker found guilty of attempted murder in horrific lecture stabbing
Henry Reese — the founder of the City Of Asylum Pittsburgh — testified about how he was on stage speaking with Rushdie and was also injured in the melee. Matar was charged with assault for allegedly slashing Reese in the forehead, leaving him with a gash.
A New Jersey man is convicted of attempted murder in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie
A New Jersey man accused of repeatedly stabbing author Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage has been convicted of attempted murder.
Man found guilty of attempted murder in Salman Rushdie stabbing that partially blinded author
Hadi Matar received a guilty verdict on two charges stemming from a violent incident in which he'd stabbed Rushdie multiple times during an appearance.
Salman Rushdie's Attacker Found Guilty of Attempted Murder in New York
A man has been convicted of attempted murder for the 2022 on-stage attack on author Salman Rushdie, which left the novelist blind in one eye.
Salman Rushdie Attacker Found Guilty Of Attempted Murder
Matar was also convicted of assault for injuring Ralph Henry Reese, co-founder of a program that provides refuge for writers, who was on stage to moderate the event. Matar is set to be sentenced on April 23 and faces up to 32 years in prison, in addition to federal terrorism-related charges.
Jury convicts Hadi Matar of stabbing author Salman Rushdie
Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt talks to reporters following Hadi Matar's guilty verdict in Chautauqua County Court on Feb. 21, 2025.
The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie declines to take the stand as the defense rests
The New Jersey man on trial in the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie has declined to testify in his defense.
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Lawyers deliver closing arguments in the trial of the man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie
Lawyers have delivered their closing arguments in the trial of a New Jersey man charged with trying to kill Salman Rushdie on ...