Hadi Matar, 24, was charged with attempted murder and assault and entered the plea during a proceeding at the Chautauqua County Courthouse in Mayville — after news outlets, ...

Hadi Matar, 24, of New Jersey, made the plea in a courtroom in Chautauqua County, New York, after prosecutors said a grand jury had indicted him this week.

Hadi Matar, the man accused of attacking author Salman Rushdie, at his arraignment on August 18, 2022. Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images ...

Salman Rushdie was speaking at a literary festival in western New York state when Hadi Matar, then 24, stormed the stage and knifed him in a frenzied attack. Matar was found guilty on Friday.

Hadi Matar was found guilty of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault for the attack on Salman Rushdie. Matar faces up to 25 years in prison for the charges.

The New Jersey resident who attempted to kill a world-renowned author in Chautauqua Institution nearly three years ago is no ...

Hadi Matar, 24, appeared in a western New York courtroom after a grand jury indicted him on charges that he rushed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and stabbed Rushdie multiple times in ...

In this courtroom sketch, Salman Rushdie testifies on the witness stand, during the trial of Hadi Matar, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 in Mayville, N.Y. showing how he was stabbed in the eye, when he was ...

Hadi Matar entered the courtroom Tuesday morning for sthe tart of jury selection. Rushdie is expected to testify during the trial, and the video of the attack is anticipated to be shown to the jury.

Hadi Matar was arrested on a felony charge of second-degree attempted murder for the attack on the acclaimed novelist, state police said. The 24-year-old Hadi Matar is said to be from Fairview, ...

Hadi Matar, the man charged with repeatedly stabbing Salman Rushdie as the renowned author was being introduced for a lecture, listens during an arraignment in the Chautauqua County Courthouse ...