A man accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack that seriously injured a Palestinian American woman and claimed the life of her 6-year-old son pleaded not guilty in court Monday, following his indictment by an Illinois grand jury last week.

Joseph Czuba, 71, is accused of stabbing Wadea Al-Fayoume 26 times and his mother, Hanaan Shahin, 32, more than a dozen times.

Czuba’s public defender, George Lenard, entered the not guilty pleas Monday. Czuba, who was dressed in a red prison jump suit, stood at a lectern as Judge David Carlson read the eight-count indictment. Czuba kept his gaze downward for much of the hearing, including when Michael Fitzgerald, assistant state attorney of Will County, argued against his release.