Salman Rushdie Testifies at Trial of Man Accused of Stabbing Him: 'I Was Screaming Because of the Pain'
The Satanic Verses author was left blind in one eye after a then-24-year-old man allegedly stormed the stage and attacked him at a literary festival in New York
Salman Rushdie, 'The Satanic Verses' author, to face attacker in attempted murder trial
A jury will hear attorneys' opening statements on Monday in the trial of Hadi Matar, who is charged with attempting to murder the novelist Salman Rushdie at a New York lecture. Rushdie is then due to be among the first witnesses to testify at the Chautauqua County Court in Mayville,
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Hadi Matar, a New Jersey man accused of attacking Salman Rushdie, is now on trial. The case spans the history of modern terrorism.
‘I thought he had punched me’: Novelist Salman Rushdie takes stand in trial of his accused stabber
The novelist Salman Rushdie showed a jury his blinded right eye on Tuesday as he testified against the man charged with trying to murder him at a talk at a rural New York venue in 2022.
Jury hears detail of knife attack on Salman Rushdie, 'The Satanic Verses' author
By Jonathan Allen MAYVILLE, New York (Reuters) -Jurors heard how a knife attack on novelist Salman Rushdie unfolded in a matter of seconds at a 2022 New York lecture 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.
Salman Rushdie tells court he thought he was dying after stabbing
The author says he felt like he was lying in "a lake of blood" after he was attacked on stage in New York state.
Man injured with Salman Rushdie in WNY stabbing says he thought it was ‘prank’ at first
The man said once he realized it wasn't a prank he tried to stop the attack, and ended up with a gash over his eye.
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.
Salman Rushdie takes the stand in trial for his nearly fatal stabbing
It occurred to me quite clearly that I was dying,” Rushdie said on Tuesday. “That was my predominant thought.”
Author Salman Rushdie testifies about his shock as an attacker repeatedly stabbed him on stage
On the witness stand, Salman Rushdie described the frenzied moments when a masked man rushed at him on a stage and repeatedly slashed him with a knife.
Excerpts from Salman Rushdie's court testimony about a harrowing attack
Author Salman Rushdie testified Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of attacking him with a knife just after he took his seat for a panel discussion at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York.
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 ...
Jurors watch video showing a man stabbing Salman Rushdie as onlookers gasp in horror
Jurors have watched videos showing Salman Rushdie being repeatedly stabbed on a stage in western New York while audience ...
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Witnesses Describe Wordless Knife Attack on Salman Rushdie, 'The Satanic Verses' Author
Witnesses Describe Wordless Knife Attack on Salman Rushdie, 'The Satanic Verses' Author By Jonathan Allen MAYVILLE, New York (Reuters) - Jurors heard on Monday how an attacker stabbed novelist ...
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Rushdie’s ‘Satanic Verses’ hits Indian bookshelves after bureaucratic blunder
As Salman Rushdie’s stabbing trial in the US grabs international headlines, bookstores in the author’s native India are now selling “The Satanic Verses”, almost four decades after banning it. The ...