Man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage sentenced to 25 years in prison

MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The man convicted of stabbing Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022, leaving the prizewinning author blind in one eye, was sentenced Friday to serve 25 years in prison.A jury found Hadi Matar, 27, guilty of attempted murder and assault in February.Rushdie did not return to court to the western New York courtroom for his assailant’s sentencing but submitted a victim impact statement. During the trial, the 77-year-old author was th