Seven people pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a long list of charges in the killing of Sam Nordquist, a Black transgender man who was allegedly held captive and tortured in an upstate New York hotel room for more than a month before succumbing to his torment.

Sam Nordquist, a transgender man, was found dead in Feburary. 7 people have been indicted in his death, and new documents show the torture he faced.

Seven people are now charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Mr. Nordquist, a transgender man whose killing has drawn national attention.

Nordquist, 24, was beaten, sexually assaulted, starved and forced to consume feces, urine and tobacco juice over the course of a month, officials said Wednesday.

New details emerged in the horrific murder of Sam Nordquist, the transgender man held in captivity and tortured for a month in a welfare motel in upstate New York, as his alleged killers were formally charged.

The seven people charged with torturing and killing Minnesota native Sam Nordquist in New York state pleaded not guilty during court appearances Tuesday.

New York prosecutors on Wednesday laid out new details in the disturbing case and revealed that two children, ages 7 and 12, were coerced into abusing Nordquist.

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 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,