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Sentenced: Salman Rushdie’s Attacker Receives Maximum 25-Year Term for Premeditated Stabbing

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Chautauqua, New York — A New Jersey man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a violent attack on acclaimed author Salman Rushdie during a public event. The court handed down the maximum sentence to Hadi Matar, 27, following his conviction for second-degree attempted murder and assault. Matar’s assault on Rushdie occurred in August … Read more

Driveway Dispute Ends in 25-Year Prison Sentence: Wrongful Shooting Takes Young Woman’s Life

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Fort Edward, N.Y. – A man in upstate New York was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after fatally shooting a 20-year-old woman who mistakenly drove into his driveway. Kevin Monahan, 66, was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Kaylin Gillis, who was riding in a caravan of vehicles searching for … Read more

Gloversville Man Receives 25-Year Sentence for Murdering Estranged Wife

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AMSTERDAM, N.Y. – Michael Darling, a resident of Gloversville, has been sentenced to 25 years for the first-degree manslaughter of his estranged wife, Kristine Darling. This comes after an arduous legal process that began with Darling reporting his wife’s death as a suicide on February 7, 2019, before eventually being indicted on May 26, 2023. … Read more