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Salman Rushdie stabber sentenced to 25 years for attempted murder
(NEW YORK) -- A New Jersey man convicted of attempted murder in the 2022 stabbing attack on author Salman Rushdie, while on stage at a speaking event, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday, the maximum sentence he faced.His sentencing hearing was ...
Man accused of attempted kidnapping of 2-year-old at Georgia Walmart granted bond
(GEORGIA) -- A man who has been detained for more than six weeks after being accused of attempting to kidnap a 2-year-old boy at a Walmart in Georgia was granted bond on Tuesday in a case that prosecutors called "unusual."Mahendra Patel, 57, of Kennesaw, was ...
Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect found guilty of attempted murder
(MAYVILLE, N.Y.) -- A jury has convicted a New Jersey man for attempted murder in the 2022 stabbing attack on author Salman Rushdie while the author was on stage at a speaking event in upstate New York.Hadi Matar was found guilty of second-degree attempted ...