Jury selection underway for accused attacker of author Salman Rushdie
A jury is being seated for the New York trial of Hadi Matar, 27, who is accused of trying to kill author Salman Rushdie on Aug. 12, 2022.
Trial begins in NY for Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect, author to take the stand
The trial against the man accused of attempting to murder author Salman Rushdie in a stabbing attack in western New York got underway on Tuesday, with officials saying Rushdie is expected to testify in the coming days.
Jury selection begins in Hadi Matar trial, man accused of attacking Salman Rushdie
Jury selection has begun in the trial of Hadi Matar, who is accused of attempting to kill author Salman Rushdie in August 2022 at the Chautauqua Institution in New York.
The man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie is going on trial. The author will take the stand
In 2022, Salman Rushdie was about to deliver a lecture before a live audience in western New York when a man ran towards him and plunged a knife into the author’s hand as he raised it in self-defense.
Man accused of blinding Salman Rushdie goes on trial
The man charged with stabbing writer Sir Salman Rushdie is facing trial in the US, with jury selection starting on Tuesday. Hadi Matar is charged with attempted murder and assault over the August 2022 incident that left Mr Rushdie blind in one eye.
Jury Selection Begins in Chautauqua for Hadi Matar Trial
Jury selection is underway in Chautauqua County for the trial of Hadi Matar, the man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution in August 2022.
Salman Rushdie to face knife-attacker Hadi Matar who nearly killed him in 2022
Authorities allege that Matar was motivated by a terrorist organisation’s endorsement of a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death. The 27 year-old has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted second-degr
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 expected to testify.
Salman Rushdie attack trial starts with jury selection in western New York
NEW YORK -- The man accused of stabbing of author Salman Rushdie is set to face trial in Western New York. Jury selection got underway Tuesday in Chautauqua County Court for the trial of Hadi Matar. The 27-year-old from New Jersey has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault charges.
Jury Selection Starts in Trial of Man Accused of Stabbing Author Salman Rushdie
Matar, a New Jersey resident, faces charges of attempted murder and assault after allegedly rushing the stage and attacking Rushdie before a scheduled lecture.
Trial begins for New Jersey man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie, 5 jurors seated
Prosecutors expect a long jury selection process, potentially up to two weeks, because of the notoriety of the incident.
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Attempted murder trial of Rushdie assailant opens
The trial of the man accused of attempting to kill Salman Rushdie in 2022, leaving the famed author blind in one eye, opened ...
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Salman Rushdie Assault
Hadi Matar, center, charged with severely injuring author Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack, sits in Chautauqua ...