It was the first time that the author had come face-to-face with the suspect since the 2022 stabbing, which left him blind in one eye.

In his own words, author Salman Rushdie describes the moments when a stranger rushed at him on stage in western New York and began attacking him

Matar was apprehended on Aug. 12, 2022, after authorities say he rushed the stage of the Chautauqua Institution's amphitheater and repeatedly stabbed Rushdie, 77, and injured Henry Reese, 75, who was on stage with the author.