Hadi Matar was sentenced to 25 years for the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie. Matar also received a concurrent seven-year sentence for assaulting Henry Reese.

Salman Rushdie was speaking at a literary festival in western New York state when Hadi Matar, then 24, stormed the stage and knifed him in a frenzied attack. Matar was found guilty on Friday.

Hadi Matar, 27, faces up to 25 years in prison if he's found guilty on charges of attempted murder and assault.

The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prison Hadi Matar sits in Chautauqua County court in Mayville, N.Y., on Feb. 21.

Hadi Matar, the 27-year-old, who stabbed author Salman Rushdie several times in 2022 was convicted of second-degree attempted murder.

Hadi Matar convicted for the attempted murder of author Salman Rushdie, facing up to 25 years in prison after a jury verdict in New York.

A court in the US has found Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed India-born British and American novelist Salman Rushdie in 2022, guilty of attempted murder. The 27-year-old faces up to 32 years in ...

Chautauqua County Public Defender Nathaniel Barone talks to reporters following Hadi Matar's guilty verdict on Feb. 21, 2025.© A.J. RAO/ERIE TIMES-NEWS ...

Hadi Matar, charged with trying to kill author Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack, listens to his defense team in Chautauqua County Court in Mayville, N.Y., on Thursday.

Hadi Matar, charged with severely injuring author Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack, listens to his defense team in Chautauqua County court in Mayville, N.Y., Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP ...

Hadi Matar convicted for the attempted murder of author Salman Rushdie, facing up to 25 years in prison after a jury verdict in New York.

Chautauqua County Public Defender Nathaniel Barone talks to reporters following Hadi Matar's guilty verdict on Feb. 21, 2025.