Salman Rushdie could give evidence in trial of alleged attacker – US prosecutor

Sir Salman Rushdie was badly injured in the attack (PA)

Author Sir Salman Rushdie could give evidence against the man charged with repeatedly stabbing him when the trial takes place early next year, a US prosecutor said.

“He is on the people’s witness list right now heading into trial,” Chautauqua County district attorney Jason Schmidt said, following a court hearing in which the judge scheduled the trial for January 8.