Salman Rushdie testifies about his shock and pain as an attacker repeatedly stabbed him on stage
Author Salman Rushdie has taken the stand in a New York courtroom to testify against the man charged with stabbing him in a frenzied knife attack.
‘I thought he had punched me": Novelist Salman Rushdie takes stand in trial of his accused stabber
The novelist Salman Rushdie showed a jury his blinded right eye on Tuesday as he testified against the man charged with trying to murder him at a talk at a rural New York venue in 2022.
Man Accused of Stabbing Salman Rushdie Goes on Trial
Hadi Matar is charged with attempted murder in the attack, which took place in 2022 as Mr. Rushdie was about to speak at an arts conference in western New York.
Prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was too stunned to react when a man started to stab him
A prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was so stunned when a masked man started to stab him on a stage in western New York that the acclaimed author didn’t even try to fight back.
Writer Salman Rushdie testifies in New York trial about his attempted murder in 2022
Renowned British-Indian author Salman Rushdie testified Tuesday in the trial of the man accused of attempting to kill him in 2022 in New York.
Testimony in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie heads into second day
Jurors in the trial of Hadi Matar, 27, on Monday heard from staffers at the arts institution where Rushdie was set to give a speech in August 2022, when authorities say the Fairview, New Jersey man attacked the author on stage and stabbed him more than a dozen times.
Author Salman Rushdie Takes Stand on Day 2 of Hadi Matar Trial
Day two of the trial of Hadi Matar began with author Salman Rushdie taking the stand as the first witness of the day. As the most notable witness in the trial, his testimony drew a packed courtroom with heightened security.
Prosecutors open case against Salman Rushdie's accused attacker. Here are key takeaways
Hadi Matar, 27, of Fairview, New Jersey, is charged with attempted murder and assault and could face a total of 32 years behind bars.
Salman Rushdie takes the stand in trial for his nearly fatal stabbing
It occurred to me quite clearly that I was dying,” Rushdie said on Tuesday. “That was my predominant thought.”
Novelist Salman Rushdie faces his accused stabber in New York courtroom
Salman Rushdie spoke calmly and with occasional dry humor as he testified on Tuesday against the man accused of trying to murder him, the first time the two have been in the same place since the 2022 knife attack on the novelist onstage at a New York arts institute.
Hadi Matar: Who is the New Jersey man charged with attempted murder of Salman Rushdie?
Hadi Matar became withdrawn and isolated after a trip to the Middle East to visit his father in 2018, his mother says ...
Witnesses describe wordless knife attack on Salman Rushdie, 'The Satanic Verses' author
Jurors heard how a knife attack on novelist Salman Rushdie unfolded in a matter of seconds at a 2022 New York talk and how ...
'I was dying:' Salman Rushdie testifies about gruesome stabbing in Chautauqua County
Matar was apprehended on Aug. 12, 2022, after authorities say he rushed the stage of the Chautauqua Institution's ...
'I thought I was dying' | Recapping Salman Rushdie's testimony at the trial of his alleged attacker
Rushdie called it a "wordless attack" and described slashes to his forehead and neck, as well as a stab wound to his eye.