Trial of man accused of Salman Rushdie stabbing postponed over author’s memoir

Sir Salman Rushdie (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

The man charged with stabbing Sir Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses, is allowed to seek material related to Sir Salman’s forthcoming memoir about the attack before standing trial, a judge ruled on Wednesday.

Jury selection in the trial of Hadi Matar for attempted murder and assault was originally scheduled to start on January 8.