CNN —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.
Rushdie was blinded in the eye and the attack also affected the use of one of his hands.
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.
Rushdie has a memoir, “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder,” set to be published next year.
Persons:
Salman Rushdie, Hadi Matar, Jason Schmidt, Schmidt, Rushdie, “ I’ve, ” Schmidt, Ruhollah Khomeini, Matar, ”
Organizations:
CNN, Chautauqua Institution, Police
Locations:
Chautauqua County, New York