5-year-old was brutally and repeatedly beaten before he was left dead in a dumpster, autopsy shows - BERITAJA

The autopsy study for 5-year-old Elyjah Hearn — whose naked assemblage was found wrapped successful a fleece broad wrong a Panorama City dumpster — reveals the staggering grade of repeated beingness maltreatment the boy suffered earlier his death.

In total, location were 90 signs of trauma documented crossed about each area of his 3-foot, 8-inch body, according to a precocious released study from the L.A. County aesculapian examiner. This included dozens of scrapes and bruises arsenic good arsenic a fractured jaw, surgery rib and extended soul bleeding.

The wounds were successful various states of healing, indicating that he had been many times assaulted connected different occasions, according to the report. His origin of decease was ruled blunt unit trauma and the mode a homicide.

Elyjah was recovered July 12 successful the dumpster down 8215 Van Nuys Blvd. by a personification searching for recyclables, according to the report. His mother’s ex-boyfriend Brycson Gaddis was accused of beating him to decease and was charged pinch execution later that month.

Gaddis, 21, has pleaded not blameworthy and remains successful custody successful lieu of $2-million bail while awaiting trial. He faces 25 years to life successful situation if sentenced arsenic charged.

Elyjah’s grandfather Troy Hearn has said that Gaddis dated the boy’s mother connected and disconnected for respective years and accused him of stalking her.

In the 12 months starring up to Elyjah’s death, Gaddis had been charged pinch carjacking, battle and home violence, according to tribunal records. Last April, he grounded to look successful tribunal for his scheduled trial, and a judge issued a chair warrant for his arrest.

The find of the boy’s brutally beaten assemblage sparked outrage from his family members and the section community.

“It’s very heartbreaking for him [Gaddis] to do that to my 5-year-old grandson,” Hearn said. “I’m overwhelmed and truthful angry that I can’t moreover explicate it.”

The autopsy study described extended injuries to Elyjah’s head, torso, arms and legs. There were aggregate tears successful his the liver, causing soul bleeding, pinch humor collecting some wrong the abdomen and successful deeper spaces down it.

A monolithic bruise covered his full buttocks, pinch aggregate further bruises successful various states of treatment crossed the remainder of his body. His little jaw was broken, his articulator cut, and he had important bruising about his eyes and head.

A trace magnitude of methamphetamine was recovered successful his system; however, investigators ruled that this was not a contributing facet successful his death.

Gaddis is accused of beating Elyjah to decease successful an flat successful the 14500 artifact of Lanark Street successful Panorama City connected July 11 and past tossing the assemblage successful a dumpster wherever it was recovered the pursuing day, prosecutors said.

L.A. County Dist. Atty. said successful a connection that his agency is committed to ensuring Gaddis is held responsible for his actions successful this “heartbreaking and horrific case.”

Staff writers Summer Lin and James Queally contributed to this report.