The man convicted of stabbing Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022, leaving the prizewinning author blind in one eye, was sentenced Friday to serve 25 years in prison.

Salman Rushdie attacker sentenced to 25 years for frenzied stabbing at lecture that left author blind in one eye - A New York jury deliberated for less than two hours before convicting Hadi Matar of t

During the trial, Sir Salman revealed he feared he was dying when the masked attacker plunged a knife into his head and body more than a dozen times.