Man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage sentenced to 25 years in prison

Mayville (US): The man convicted of stabbing Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022, leaving the prizewinning author blind in one eye, was sentenced Friday to serve 25 years in prison. A jury found Hadi Matar, 27, guilty of attempted murder and assault in February. Rushdie did not return to court to []

16 May 2025 9:17 pm