Man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage sentenced to 25 years in prison

Salman Rushdie attacker handed 25 years for brutal stabbing

Hadi Matar, 26, sentenced to the maximum 25 years in prison for the attempted murder and assault of author Salman Rushdie in August 2022. Matar still faces federal terrorism charges for allegedly providing material support to Hezbollah.

Would-Be Assassin of Author, Free Speech Advocate Salman Rushdie Receives Max. Prison Sentence

Assailant who stabbed author Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years

The man who stabbed and partially blinded novelist Salman Rushdie onstage at a Western New York arts institute in 2022 was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday (May 16) for an attack that also wounded a second man, the district attorney said. Rushdie, 77, has faced death threats since the 1988 publica

Hadi Matar, who wanted to kill Salman Rushdie, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. The sentence is reasonable, because Rushdie had really almost died in the attack. However, what the assassin said at the verdict reveals more than a lack of awareness of guilt.

Hadi Matar attacked the writer with a knife, causing him to go blind in one eye and severely injure his left hand.

Hadi Matar stabbed him on stage at a literary conference in New York State in 2022.