Salman Rushdie trial: Author describes moment of attack as he gives evidence in New York courtroom
- Salman Rushdie testified about the 2022 knife attack during the trial of Hadi Matar, who is accused of the assault. Rushdie described the attacker as wearing dark clothes and a mask, and recalled the moment he realized he was being stabbed.
- Rushdie noted that he initially thought he was punched but soon realized he was bleeding heavily, stating, 'It occurred to me that I was dying.' He was stabbed multiple times, including three times in the chest and once in the eye, leading to severe injuries and partial blindness.
- District Attorney Jason Schmidt described Matar's actions as 'very deliberately, forcefully and efficiently' stabbing Rushdie, indicating that Matar 'almost succeeded in killing Mr. Rushdie.'
- Hadi Matar has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault charges, facing up to 25 years in prison if convicted, as the trial is expected to last a week to ten days.
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Writer Rushdie testifies in US attempted murder trial against attacker, describes 10-time stabbing that left him one-eyed
MAYVILLE (United States), Feb 12 — Novelist Salman Rushdie described Tuesday the moment a knife-wielding attacker stormed on stage and attempted to kill him in a frenzied attack that left him blind in one eye. “The Satanic Verses” author told jurors at the trial of his alleged attacker, 23-year-old American-Lebanese Hadi Matar, that Matar “was stabbing and slashing” at him. “I was aware of this person rushing at me on my right hand side,” he sai…
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