Man found guilty of attempted murder of author Salman Rushdie in brutal stabbing

21 Feb 2025, 21:51 · UPI

Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A jury on Friday convicted a New Jersey man of second-degree attempted murder and assault in the brutal stabbing of author Salman Rushdie on an upstate New York lecture stage in 2022.

Hadi Matar, 27, was found guilty within two hours of deliberations after the two-week trial in Chautauqua County Court. Matar also was found guilty of assault for injuring Henry Reese, who was moderating the event.