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The Guardian // Entertainment // Books

Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison – video

Friday 16th May 2025, 7:13PM

The man who stabbed and partially blinded novelist Salman Rushdie in 2022 has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday for an attack that also wounded a second man, a district attorney has said. Hadi Matar was sentenced in a western New York courtroom, where a jury found him guilty earlier this year of attempted murder and assault. The 27-year-old stabbed Rushdie multiple times, blinding him in one eye, as the author was about to speak at the Chautauqua InstitutionMan who stabbed Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison Continue reading...

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