Lawyers are giving opening statements at the trial of the man charged with trying to kill author Salman Rushdie in western New York. Hadi Matar has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault. Rushdie was stabbed more than a dozen times in 2022.
Opening statements begin in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie
Lawyers are giving opening statements at the trial of the man charged with trying to kill author Salman Rushdie in western New York. Hadi Matar has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault. Rushdie was stabbed more than a dozen times in 2022.