Jury selection begins at trial of man accused of blinding Salman Rushdie
Jury selection has begun at the US trial of the man charged with stabbing writer Sir Salman Rushdie. Hadi Matar is charged with attempted murder and assault over the August 2022 incident that left Mr Rushdie blind in one eye. Mr Matar, 27, has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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Jury seated in Rushdie attacker trial, opening statements set for Monday
Matar was apprehended on Aug. 12, 2022, after authorities say he rushed the stage of the Chautauqua Institution's amphitheater and repeatedly stabbed Rushdie, 77, and injured Henry Reese, 75, who was on stage with the author.
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Opening Statements Expected Monday in Trial for Salman Rushdie Attacker
Attorneys are expected to make their opening statements Monday in the trial of the man accused in the on-stage attack on author Salman Rushdie in western New York more than two years ago. This comes after jury selection wrapped up at the courthouse in Mayville, New York, on Thursday.
Opening arguments of a trial for a New Jersey man accused of attempting to kill a world-renown author begins Monday. This ...
Hadi Matar, center, charged with severely injuring author Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack, sits in Chautauqua ...
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