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Salman Rushdie's 2022 Attacker Convicted of Attempted Murder

Hadi Matar, 23, faces up to 32 years in prison for the knife attack that left the author partially blind and impaired.

Salman Rushdie pose pour un portrait afin de promouvoir son livre « Knife : Meditations After an Attempted Murder », au Deutsches Theater à Berlin, Allemagne, jeudi 16 mai 2024.
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Overview

  • Hadi Matar was found guilty of attempted murder and assault by a New York jury after a two-week trial.
  • The August 2022 attack occurred during a lecture in New York, where Matar stabbed Rushdie multiple times on stage.
  • Rushdie, 77, lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand as a result of the attack.
  • The sentencing is scheduled for Sunday, with Matar facing a maximum of 25 years for attempted murder and 7 years for assault.
  • Iran has denied involvement in the attack, despite the historical fatwa issued against Rushdie over his book 'The Satanic Verses.'