Hadi Matar, the man who severely injured novelist Salman Rushdie in a 2022 stabbing attack, was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison — the maximum for attempted murder. Matar, 27, was found ...

Hadi Matar got the maximum sentence for attempted murder. He was found guilty in February for repeatedly stabbing author Salman Rushdie during a 2022 lecture and wounding another person on stage.

Hadi Matar was sentenced to 25 years for stabbing author Salman Rushdie in 2022. Rushdie, known for "The Satanic Verses," was attacked on stage. Salman Rushdie's attacker, Hadi Matar, receives 25 ...

Updated May 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM EDT. Hadi Matar, the man who severely injured novelist Salman Rushdie in a 2022 stabbing attack, was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison — the maximum for ...

Hadi Matar, the man convicted of trying to stab author Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022 was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison for the attack.

Hadi Matar, the man convicted of trying to stab author Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022 was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison for the attack.

Hadi Matar, the man convicted of trying to stab author Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022 was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison for the attack.

MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A man who attacked Salman Rushdie with a knife in front of a stunned audience in 2022, leaving the prizewinning author blind in one eye, was sentenced Friday to 25 years in ...

Hadi Matar, the man who severely injured novelist Salman Rushdie in a 2022 stabbing attack, was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison — the maximum for attempted murder. Matar, 27, was found guilty ...

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — The man convicted of trying to stab author Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022 was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison for the attack.