Salman Rushdie memoir about stabbing could delay accused attacker’s trial

Salman Rushdie, who has described memoir Knife as ‘a way to take charge of what happened’. Photograph: Ronald Wittek/EPA

The trial of the man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie on stage in 2022 may be delayed because of plans to publish the writer’s memoir about the incident.

On 2 January, Chautauqua county judge David Foley said in a pretrial conference that accused attacker Hadi Matar is entitled to see the memoir manuscript and any related materials as part of trial preparation, AP reported. The jury selection is due to begin on 8 January.