
Jurors begin deliberating in the trial of a man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie
MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Jurors began deliberating Friday in the trial of a New Jersey man charged with stabbing and trying to kill Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage.
The jury got the case after lawyers delivered closing arguments to wrap up seven days of testimony in Chautauqua County Court.
Hadi Matar, 27, faces up to 25 years in prison if he’s found guilty on charges of attempted murder and assault.
District Attorney Jason Schmidt played a slow-motion video of the attack for the jury Friday, pointing out the assailant as he emerged from the audience, walked up a staircase to the stage and broke into a run toward Rushdie.