The judge set sentencing for April 23. Matar could receive up to 25 years in prison. His public defender, Nathaniel Barone, said Matar was disappointed but also well-prepared for the verdict. District ...

Matar, 27, can be seen in videos of the 2022 attack rushing the Chautauqua Institution's stage as Rushdie was being introduced to the audience for a talk about keeping writers safe from harm, ...

Hadi Matar was found guilty of attempting to murder Salman Rushdie in a 2022 onstage stabbing. Rushdie suffered severe injuries, including blindness in one eye. Matar also faces federal terrorism ...

Hadi Matar now faces up to 25 years in prison, and will be sentenced on April 23, a court official said in a statement confirming the conviction on attempted murder and assault charges.

MAYVILLE, New York - Hadi Matar was found guilty on Feb 21 of attempting to murder the novelist Salman Rushdie in an onstage stabbing attack at a New York arts institute in 2022. Matar ...

Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt talks to reporters following Hadi Matar's guilty verdict in Chautauqua County Court on Feb. 21, 2025.

A Chautauqua County jury found Hadi Matar, 27, of Fairview, New Jersey, guilty of the stabbing Rushdie as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. Matar's head was down as the jury ...

The judge set sentencing for April 23. Matar could receive up to 25 years in prison. His public defender, Nathaniel Barone, said Matar was disappointed but also well-prepared for the verdict.

Hadi Matar, charged with severely injuring author Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack, listens to his defense team in Chautauqua County court in Mayville, N.Y., Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP ...

The judge set sentencing for April 23. Matar could receive up to 25 years in prison. His public defender, Nathaniel Barone, said Matar was disappointed but also well-prepared for the verdict.