Schaffer also notes that Matar did not sneak into the event and had obtained a gate pass to attend the Chautauqua Institution ...

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Rushdie, 77, is expected to testify during the trial of Hadi Matar, bringing the writer face-to-face with his knife-wielding attacker for the first time in more than two years. Rushdie ...

MAYVILLE, NY — Witnesses to the attempt on author Salman Rushdie’s life recalled the bloody horror on the first day of accused knifeman Hadi Matar’s trial – and described fearing a second ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hadi Matar, an American of Lebanese descent, has also been charged separately by a federal court on suspicion of terrorism for allegedly conducting the 2022 stabbing attack on behalf of militant ...