The man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie and another person onstage has been scheduled for trial in January, prosecutors say. Hadi Matar is expected to stand trial January 8, Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt said Friday. A week after the stabbing, Matar, then 24, pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault, CNN previously reported. Story continuesMatar could face up to 25 years in prison for the attempted murder charge on Rushdie, and seven for the assault charge on the other speaker, a prosecutor said in court. Rushdie has a memoir, “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder,” set to be published next year.

Source: CNN October 28, 2023 20:35 UTC