Trial postponed for man charged in 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie due to forthcoming memoir

Trial postponed for man charged in 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie due to forthcoming memoir

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — The New Jersey man charged with stabbing “The Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie is allowed to seek material related to Rushdie’s upcoming memoir about the attack before standing trial, a judge ruled Wednesday. Jury selection in Hadi Matar’s attempted murder and assault trial was originally scheduled to start Jan. 8. Instead, the … Read more