Published On: Sat, May 17th, 2025

Man convicted of stabbing Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison

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The man convicted of stabbing Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022, leaving the prizewinning author blind in one eye, was sentenced Friday to serve 25 years in prison.

CBC | World News

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Man convicted of stabbing Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison