Salman Rushdie's perpetrator gets his punishment

On Wednesday, Hadi Matar, who was convicted of attempted murder and assault of Salman Rushdie, will be sentenced. The 27-year-old Matar faces up to 25 years in prison.

Hadi Matar faces up to 25 years in prison for stabbing the writer in 2022; attack left Rushdie blind in one eye and with serious sequelae Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed writer Salman Rushdie in 2022 during a literary event in New York State, will be sentenced this Wednesday (24). Convicted of attempted second-degree murder, Matar faces up to 25 years in prison.

Salman Rushdie's attacker sentenced for attempted murder Salman Rushdie's attacker sentenced for attempted murder. Hadi Matar faces up to 25 years in prison after stabbing author Salman Rushdie in a shocking 2022 attack. Hadi Matar, accused of stabbing the renowned British author Salman Rushdie at a literary event in August 2022, is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in the St. Louis County Courthouse in New York. Matar was convicted of attempt…