Nearly eight months after a young boy was found dead inside a dumpster in Panorama City, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the boy was murdered, caused by blunt force trauma to his body.
The autopsy report was released Tuesday, revealing the brutality of the boy’s murder: 5-year-old Elyjah Anthony Hearn had contusions, fractures and abrasions on his head, torso and arms. He also had cuts to his forehead and lips.
The boy may have been endured violence before his death: In addition to the existing injuries, he had bruises “in various stages of healing” in the front and back parts of his body, according to the autopsy…