Prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was too stunned to react when a man started to stab him
Salman Rushdie was so stunned when a masked man started to stab him on a stage in western New York that the author didn’t even try to fight back, a prosecutor said Monday during opening statements in the suspect’s attempted murder trial.
Salman Rushdie testifies against the man charged with stabbing him on stage in 2022
Author Salman Rushdie took the stand in a New York courtroom Tuesday to testify against the man charged with stabbing him in a frenzied knife attack. Hadi Matar, 27, is charged with attempted murder and assault for attacking Rushdie as he was preparing to give a speech in August 2022,
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.”
Author Salman Rushdie testifies about his shock as an attacker repeatedly stabbed him on stage
On the witness stand, Salman Rushdie described the frenzied moments when a masked man rushed at him on a stage and repeatedly slashed him with a knife.
Man injured alongside Salman Rushdie in 2022 stabbing attack says he thought it was a prank at first
A man injured alongside author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack on a New York lecture stage told jurors that he tried to stop the assault once he realized it wasn't a prank and was left with a gash ab
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.
Jurors watch video showing a man stabbing Salman Rushdie as onlookers gasp in horror
Jurors have watched videos showing Salman Rushdie being repeatedly stabbed on a stage in western New York while audience ...
Salman Rushdie Attacker Says 'Free Palestine' as He Enters Court
Salman Rushdie is expected to testify during the trial, marking the first time he will face his alleged attacker.
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 ...
Testimony in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie heads into 2nd day
Testimony is set to continue in the trial of the man charged with stabbing famed author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife ...