Salman Rushdie recounted his terrifying experience during a stabbing attack in 2022 that left him blind in one eye. As he prepared to speak to a large audience, he was suddenly confronted by his assailant, who approached him with dark, ferocious eyes. Initial thought of a punch quickly transformed to realization of the severe injury as copious blood soaked his clothing. During the trial, Rushdie provided a detailed testimony about the attack and showed the remnants of the violence he endured, symbolized by his unique glasses, highlighting the profound physical and emotional scars left behind.
In the moments after the stabbing attack that left him blind in one eye, the author Salman Rushdie lay in a pool of blood, certain that he would not survive.
Mr. Rushdie testified on Tuesday in the trial of the man accused of attacking him, giving a vivid account of the stabbing and coming face to face with the man accused of attempting to murder him.
At first, he said, he thought he was being punched. But then he became aware of a very large quantity of blood pouring out onto my clothes.
...he lifting the distinctive eyeglasses he has worn in public since the attack. One lens is clear, and the other is black.
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