VAN NUYS (CNS) – A 5-year-old boy who was allegedly killed by his mother’s ex-boyfriend suffered horrific injuries before his body was dumped in a Panorama City trash bin, according to a medical examiner’s report, as the suspect remains jailed awaiting trial.
Brycson Malik Gaddis, who is now 21, was charged in August 2025 with one count each of murder and assault on a child causing death involving the boy who was identified by authorities as Elyjah Hearn.
The child’s naked, blanket-wrapped body was found July 12, 2025 in a trash bin in a parking lot in the 8200 block of Van Nuys Boulevard, just south of Roscoe Boulevard…