Salman Rushdie is currently in critical condition at an ICU in a New York State Hospital. He has not been discharged. “feisty”His son kept his senses of humor and he was a good dad. Zafar reported on Twitter Sunday.
“Following the attack on Friday, my father remains in critical condition in hospital receiving extensive ongoing medical treatment. We are extremely relieved that yesterday he was taken off the ventilator and additional oxygen and he was able to say a few words,” Rushdie began.
“Though his life changing injuries are severe, his usual feisty & defiant sense of humor remains intact. We are so grateful to all the audience members who bravely leapt to his defence [sic] and administered first aid along with the police and doctors who have cared for him and for the outpouring of love and support from around the world. We ask for continued patience and privacy as the family come together at his bedside to support and help him through this time.”
The “Satanic Verses”Author was attached to Chautauqua Institution Friday, where Rushdie was due to give a lecture on the United States as a safe haven to exile writers. However, a man ran up to Rushdie and began to stab him in the neck and abdomen. He was then airlifted to a Pennsylvania hospital where he received emergency surgery. Andrew Wylie, his agent, said that he had informed the authorities. New York TimesFriday night Rushdie was put on a ventilator. He was unable speak.
Wylie also added “Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged.”
Suspect Hadi Mattar, 24, from Fairview, New Jersey was arrested on the spot of the attack. Informally chargedHe was charged with Attempted Murder in Second Degree and Assault in Second Degree. Matar I pleaded not guiltyDuring Saturday’s arraignment, he was taken into custody without bail at Chautauqua County Jail.
