Salman Rushdie takes the stand in trial of his attacker Salman Rushdie takes the stand in trial of his attacker 01:55 The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie during a 2022 lecture in New York was convicted Friday on attempted murder charges. Jurors, who deliberated for less than two hours, also found Hadi Matar, 27,…
British-Indian author Salman Rushdie expressed his discontent and dislike for billionaire Elon Musk while attending Hay Festival in Cartagena, Colombia. He said that he is not a fan of Elon Musk and would love the billionaire to be the first man on Mars. Salman Rushdie said that Musk’s X curates “the discourse of the extreme-right”….
Jury selection to begin in Salman Rushdie attack trial Jury selection to begin in Salman Rushdie attack trial 00:47 MAYVILLE, N.Y. – Salman Rushdie took the witness stand Tuesday in the attempted murder trial against his accused attacker, Hadi Matar. Rushdie described in graphic detail the injuries that nearly took his life in the 2022 attack,…
Trial of Salman Rushdie’s accused attacker gets underway – CBS News Watch CBS News The criminal trial of the man accused of attempting to murder author Salman Rushdie began with prosecutors saying Hadi Matar was on a mission when he rushed to attack Rushdie, stabbing him multiple times in 2022. Nikki Battiste reports on the…
MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Lawyers are scheduled to deliver opening statements Monday at the trial of the man charged with trying to fatally stab author Salman Rushdie in front of a lecture audience in western New York. Rushdie, 77, is expected to testify during the trial of Hadi Matar, bringing the writer face-to-face with his…