Hadi Matar | Audacy

Man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison Hadi Matar received the maximum sentence after being found guilty by a jury back in February

May 16, 2025
Chautauqua County jury convicts Hadi Matar of trying to kill Salman Rushdie in August 2022 "Obviously, everything that was available was put into evidence, but it's awful hard to argue with a video"

February 21, 2025
Lawyers to deliver closing arguments in the trial of man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie "We’ve argued from the beginning that they have not, at least in our opinion, proven any type of intent to murder"

February 21, 2025
Jurors watch video showing man stabbing Salman Rushdie as onlookers gasp in horror "Medic! Medic! We need a medic!"

February 15, 2025
Man injured alongside Salman Rushdie in 2022 stabbing attack thought it was prank at first "At some point it became real, and I got up and tried to stop the attacker"

February 14, 2025
Salman Rushdie testifies about his shock, pain as a stranger repeatedly stabbed him on stage "I’m not as energetic as I used to be. I’m not as physically strong as I used to be"

February 11, 2025
Legal analysis: Whether Hadi Matar will testify at his trial or not "Sometimes defendants, especially in radical situations, have bizarre requests that may not be in their own interest, but they insist on it" - Paul Cambria

February 11, 2025
Testimony in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie heads into second day It is likely that Rushdie will testify on Tuesday in Mayville

February 11, 2025
Day 1 of proceedings wrap up in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie in Chautauqua County 27-year-old Hadi Matar is accused of stabbing the world-renowned author while at the Chautauqua Institution

February 10, 2025
Opening statements set in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie Rushdie, 77, is expected to testify during the trial of Hadi Matar

February 10, 2025