Salman Rushdie knife attack suspect goes on trial

Hadi Matar denies charges of attempted murder and assault for the August 2022 attack.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatch LiveHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsArtsArts in MotionTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersJury selection begins at trial of man accused of blinding Salman Rushdie16 hours agoMalu CursinoBBC NewsGetty ImagesJury selection has begun at the US trial of the man charged with stabbing writer Sir Salman Rushdie.

Hadi Matar is charged with attempted murder and assault over the August 2022 incident that left Mr Rushdie blind in one eye.

Mr Matar, 27, has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The trial at Chautauqua County Court in New York state, which was delayed twice, will reportedly see Mr Rushdie give evidence and face the accused in court.

It had originally been scheduled to begin in January 2024 but Mr Matar's defence team appealed for the trial to be delayed on the grounds that Mr Rushdie's then upcoming book - a memoir about the attack - could be used as evidence and the defendant's team wished to review its contents first.

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