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New Video Shows Salman Rushdie Attack, NJ Suspect In Custody
A newly-released video shows the stabbing of Salman Rushdie.
The author was attacked while speaking at the Chautauqua Institute in New York Friday, Aug. 12. Police identified Fairview, NJ's Hadi Matar, 24, as a suspect, who was in custody. His home was searched that evening.
The Facebook video was posted by audience member Stephen Davies, and shows the chaos that ensued about 15 seconds after the author was stabbed. The video shows audience members jumping onto the stage to help Rushdie,
Rushdie remained on a ventilator as of Saturday, Aug. 13 and was likely going to lose an eye,…
Stabbed Passaic Man, 25, Made Way Up Street Before Collapsing, Dies At Hospital
A stabbing victim who was found gravely injured in a Passaic backyard was pronounced dead a short time later, authorities said.
City resident Richard Batista, 25, was found face-down behind the Master Kitchen Restaurant on Passaic Street off Fourth Street shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday, March 3, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman
He apparently had been stabbed near Third Street before making his way there.
Batista was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, where he was pronounced dead, Valdes and Guzman said in a brief rel…
