The man accused of attacking the author pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault charges in what a prosecutor called a “preplanned” crime.
hospitalized with serious injuries
An attorney for Hadi Matar entered the plea on his behalf during an arraignment in western New York. The suspect appeared in court wearing a black and white jumpsuit and a white face mask, with his hands cuffed in front of him. Investigators were working to determine whether the suspect, born a decade after “The Satanic Verses” was published, acted alone.“Even if this court were to set a million dollars bail, we stand a risk that bail could be met,” Schmidt said.
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