The seven suspects accused of murder for the death of Sam Nordquist, a transgender man from Minnesota killed last month while staying in Ontario County, all appeared in court Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to all the charges filed against them.

Seven suspects, charged in the death of Sam Nordquist, have pleaded not guilty to torturing and killing the Black transgender man inside an upstate New York hotel room.

Seven individuals accused of torturing and murdering Sam Nordquist were arraigned Tuesday in Ontario County Court.

All seven defendants in the Sam Nordquist murder case pleaded not guilty to all charges during their arraignment Tuesday in Ontario County Court.

Sam Nordquist, a 24-year-old missing transgender man, died after enduring prolonged physical and psychological abuse over a month by multiple individuals who later discarded his body in a field in Canandaigua, New York (Credits: AP)

Seven individuals accused of the brutal torture and killing of Sam Nordquist have been indicted on multiple charges, including first-degree murder, Ontario County prosecutors announced.

The seven people accused of killing and torturing Minnesota man Sam Nordquist in Ontario County are due in court on Tuesday afternoon.

Seven people have appeared in court, charged with the murder of Black trans man Sam Nordquist. The suspects appeared in court on Tuesday (11 March), where they all entered not guilty pleas to first-degree murder,