Jurors have watched videos showing Salman Rushdie being repeatedly stabbed on a stage in western New York while audience members gasped in horror at the attack that left the prized-winning novelist seriously wounded and blinded in one eye.

Salman Rushdie detailed the horrific attack in which he was repeatedly stabbed by a masked stranger on a stage in western New York. The 77-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries as a result of the 2022 attack during an panel event about writer's safety.

The author says he felt like he was lying in "a lake of blood" after he was attacked on stage in New York state.

Author Salman Rushdie has taken the stand in a New York courtroom to testify against the man charged with stabbing him in a frenzied knife attack.

Author was too stunned to react after being stabbed on stage - Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie was stabbed while on stage in New York in 2022

The trial of a man who allegedly stabbed renowned British-Indian author Sir Salman Rushdie multiple times in 2022, leaving him blind in one eye, began on Monday in upstate New York. Hadi Matar, a 27-year-old man from New Jersey, is facing charges of attempted murder and assault. He has pleaded not guilty.

The man said once he realized it wasn't a prank he tried to stop the attack, and ended up with a gash over his eye.

The video recorded by the Chautauqua Institution’s house cameras on August 12 2022 shows fleeting views of the British novelist’s assailant.