The man convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for launching a frenzied knife attack on the celebrated author.
A New York jury deliberated for less than two hours before convicting Hadi Matar, 27, of second-degree attempted murder in February. British-American author Rushdie was blinded in one eye in the harrowing attack in August 2022. The attacker was also found guilty of assault for injuring Henry Reese, who was onstage with Rushdie and was about to interview the author.
