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The body of 5-year-old Elyjah Hearn was found beaten to death in a dumpster on July 12

Elyjah's mother's boyfriend, Brycson Malik Gaddis, is accused of murdering the boy, prosecutors say

Gaddis has reportedly pleaded not guilty

A Los Angeles man is charged with murder after the body of his girlfriend's 5-year-old son was found in what prosecutors have described as a "commercial parking lot dumpster."

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office charged Brycson Malik Gaddis with one count of murder and assault on a child causing death.

Gaddis is accused of beating the child to death in an apartment in Panorama City on July 11, according to the D.A.'s office.

“This is truly a heartbreaking and horrific case, and our deepest sympathies go out to the young victim’s fam

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