Jurors see video showing man stabbing Salman Rushdie as onlookers gasp in horror

Sir Salman Rushdie giving evidence in Chautauqua County Court in Mayville, New York (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Jurors have watched videos showing Sir Salman Rushdie being repeatedly stabbed on a stage in western New York while audience members gasped in horror at the attack that left the prize-winning British novelist seriously wounded and blinded in one eye.

It was the first time chaotic footage of the assault has been played during the trial of Hadi Matar, 27, who is charged with attempted murder.