MAYVILLE, NY (WKBW) — Jury selection has begun in the trial of Hadi Matar, who is accused of attempting to kill author Salman Rushdie in August 2022 at the Chautauqua Institution. Matar faces ...

Matar is also facing federal terrorism charges, which could carry a life sentence if he is convicted. (This story has been updated to add new information.) After three days of questioning ...

Hati Matar, the 26-year-old New Jersey man who tried to kill the writer in upstate New York in 2022, made the statement as he walked by reporters at the Chautauqua County Courthouse in Mayville ...

Hadi Matar, 27, of Fairview, New Jersey, is charged with attempted murder and assault and could face a total of 32 years behind bars. He was apprehended on Aug. 12, 2022, after authorities say he ...

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Matar, who according to eyewitnesses was ...

MAYVILLE – The trial for Hadi Matar is continuing today, despite the absence of the public defender. Around 9:30 a.m. Monday Assistant Public Defender Andrew Brautigam requested for a continuance of ...

The 77-year-old author addressed jurors on the second day of testimony at the trial of Hadi Matar, 27, who has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault in the attack. It was the first ...

Jason Schmidt, the district attorney, told Chautauqua County Court that the “suddenness of the attack” launched by defendant Hadi Matar meant Sir Salman did not initially react. He said the ...

Hadi Matar is pictured during an appearance in Chautauqua County Court in January 2024. P-J file photo by Gregory Bacon MAYVILLE – One of the biggest trials in Chautauqua County, as far as media ...

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Afterwards, lawyers for suspect Hadi Matar focused their cross-examination on how clear the author's memory of that day was. They also asked whether Rushdie had ever been in contact with Matar ...