Testimony is set to continue Tuesday in the trial of the man charged with stabbing famed author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack on a western New York stage.
Jurors in the trial of Hadi Matar, 27, on Monday, heard from staffers at the arts institution where Rushdie was set to give a speech in August 2022, when authorities say the Fairview, New Jersey man attacked the author on stage and stabbed him more than a dozen times.
Rushdie himself is expected to testify during the trial.
Matar has been in custody since he was subdued by spectators after the attack. He has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault….