Jurors begin deliberating in trial of man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie

Hadi Matar, charged with severely injuring author Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack, stands in Chautauqua County court in Mayville, New York. Picture: Adrian Kraus/AP

Jurors began deliberating in the trial of a New Jersey man charged with stabbing and trying to kill Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage.

The jury got the case after lawyers delivered closing arguments to wrap up seven days of testimony in Chautauqua County Court on Friday.