The trial of the man charged with attempting to murder the novelist Salman Rushdie at a New York lecture began on Tuesday with jury selection.

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.

The trial against the man accused of attempting to murder author Salman Rushdie in a stabbing attack in western New York got underway on Tuesday, with officials saying Rushdie is expected to testify in the coming days.

Jury selection has begun in the trial of Hadi Matar, who is accused of attempting to kill author Salman Rushdie in August 2022 at the Chautauqua Institution in New York.

Jury selection is underway in Chautauqua County for the trial of Hadi Matar, the man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution in August 2022.

The man charged with stabbing writer Sir Salman Rushdie is facing trial in the US, with jury selection starting on Tuesday. Hadi Matar is charged with attempted murder and assault over the August 2022 incident that left Mr Rushdie blind in one eye.

Salman Rushdie was about to deliver a lecture before a live audience in western New York when a man ran towards him and plunged a knife into the author’s hand as he raised it in self-defense. “After that there are many blows,

Two-and-a-half years after Salman Rushdie was repeatedly and nearly fatally stabbed at a public appearance, the renowned author is expected to testify at the trial of his alleged attacker, which began Tuesday.

Renowned author Salman Rushdie prepares to testify against his attacker, Hadi Matar, in a New York trial. The case, delayed since January, features key evidence but avoids discussions on religious motivations.