Prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was too stunned to react when a man started to stab him
District Attorney Jason Schmidt told jurors the attack was swift and sudden. He said Matar bounded up a staircase to the ...
Rushdie tells court about stabbing attack: 'I thought he had punched me'
Schaffer also notes that Matar did not sneak into the event and had obtained a gate pass to attend the Chautauqua Institution ...