Sir Salman Rushdie turned to his left, removed his glasses, one lens tinted, one clear and revealed to the jury the deep scar where his right eye used to be.
“You can see that’s what’s left of it. There’s no vision in the eye at all,” he said, sitting just 20ft away from the man who took it away.
Taking the witness stand at the trial of his assailant, Hadi Matar, the author went into excruciating detail about the brutal attack in Upstate New York on Aug 12 2022.
Dressed in a dark suit and blue tie, Sir Salman remained composed and cool while face to face with his attacker for the first time since he was stabbed 15 times on stage at the Chautauqua Institution.