Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect found guilty of attempted murder

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A man has been found guilty of attempted murder in the attack on author Sir Salman Rushdie. The 77-year-old British-American author was stabbed multiple times in New York City in 2022 as he prepared for a performance. He was blinded in his right eye, his hand was badly injured and it took months for him to recover.

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Hadi Matar found guilty for attempted murder of Islam critic Rushdie

Rushdie, 77, was stabbed with a knife multiple times in the head, neck, torso and left hand, blinding his right eye and damaging his liver and intestines.

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Man convicted of attempted murder in attack on Salman Rushdie

Hadi Matar, who stabbed and partially blinded the novelist onstage at a New York arts institute in 2022, faces up to 25 years in prison.

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Closing arguments heard in trial of man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie

Jurors began deliberating in the trial of a New Jersey man charged with stabbing and trying to kill author Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage.

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Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie found guilty of attempted murder, assault

New York: A New Jersey man who stabbed renowned British-Indian author Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage has been convicted of attempted murder and assault by a jury in New York. Hadi Matar, 27, now faces a sentence of more than 30 years in prison, along with federal terrorism-related charges, BBC reported. The attack in August 2022 left Rushdie with severe injuries, including damage to his liver, vision loss in one eye, a…

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Salman Rushdie stabbing case: New Jersey man Hadi Matar convicted of attempted murder by New York court

A New Jersey man, Hadi Matar, was convicted on Friday of attempted murder for his brutal knife attack on author Salman Rushdie during a 2022 lecture in New York. The jury, which deliberated for less than two hours, also found Matar, 27, guilty of assault for injuring another individual on stage during the attack at the Chautauqua Institution. Matar now faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison, with sentencing set for April 23.