Salman Rushdie’s attacker faces fees of tried homicide, assault

A 24-year-old man who stabbed Mumbai-born writer Salman Rushdie is dealing with fees of tried homicide and assault.

Hadi Matar (24) being taken away by authorities after he attacked writer Salman Rushdie. (Image: Twitter)

HIGHLIGHTSHadi Matar, who stabbed Salman Rushdie, faces fees of tried homicide and assaultOn Friday, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested the attackerMatar was processed at SP Jamestown and transported to Chautauqua County Jail

A 24-year-old New Jersey man who stabbed Mumbai-born writer Salman Rushdie at a literary occasion in New York state is dealing with fees of tried homicide and assault, police mentioned on Saturday.

The New York State Police Jamestown, which is investigating the assault previous to a talking occasion on the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, mentioned that on Friday the Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested Hadi Matar of Fairview, New Jersey for “attempted murder 2nd degree and assault 2nd degree”.

Matar was processed at SP Jamestown and transported to Chautauqua County Jail and might be arraigned in centralised arraignment on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Chautauqua County Executive Paul Wendel in a press release mentioned on behalf of all Chautauqua County residents, he extends his ideas and prayers to the household and mates of Rushdie.

“The small tranquil community of the Chautauqua Institution has been shaken to its core by an act of violence, which has reverberated across Chautauqua County and Western New York. It is disappointing that we live in a society where we cannot listen to the differences of others, especially in a place like the Institution where thinkers and problem solvers from around the world come to share their stories,” he mentioned.

Wendel thanked the entire emergency and regulation enforcement companies who he mentioned have accomplished an amazing job in responding to this horrific occasion. “It is through their quick response that they were able to mitigate the situation and capture the alleged assailant.” Rushdie, who confronted Islamist loss of life threats for years after writing “The Satanic Verses”, was stabbed by Matar on stage whereas he was being launched at a literary occasion of the Chautauqua Institution in Western New York, sending shockwaves throughout the literary world which condemned the incident as an assault on freedom of expression.

He was on a ventilator with broken liver and will lose a watch, the 75-year-old author’s agent, Andrew Wylie, has advised the New York Times.

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