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Tiny feet seen dangling out of blanket being carried to dumpster where murdered boy, 5, was dumped
A man was caught on camera carrying what appeared to be a child wrapped in a blanket before a little boy's body was found in a Los Angeles dumpster.
The body of Elyjiah Hearn, 5, was discovered in a dumpster in Panorama City about 7am on July 12.
The child was covered in a blanket similar to the one shown in surveillance footage from the night before.
The disturbing video showed the man walking along Titus Street accompanied by a woman.
Feet and legs could be seen dangling from under the blanket as the man carried it along the street and out of view.
Brycson Malik Gaddis, 20, the ex-boyfriend of the boy's mother, was arrested on July 16 and charged with murder.
A search warrant for Gaddis' home described the footage and noted the similarities to the blanket Elyjiah was found in.
'The victim was wrapped in a multi-colored blanket, in which he was later found deceased. Bryscon was accompanied by Kemia Hearn,' who is the boy's mother, it stated.
Police said there were signs of blood on the bathroom sink, drain, backsplash, and inside a tote bag on a bed during an initial search of the home.
Elyjiah had suffered a fractured jaw, fractured ribs, and a lacerated liver, an autopsy found.
Hearn, 24, was questioned by police in the days after her son's death, but released without charge.
Gaddis pleaded not guilty in the Los Angeles Superior Court in Van Nuys on Monday, and is behind bars after failing to post $2 million bond.
He has a long criminal history, with carjacking, assault, and domestic violence charges in the past year alone.
The carjacking and assault charges were from last July, but the case against him and two others involved were dropped on December 16.
In February, he was charged with domestic violence and false imprisonment for allegedly beating his then-girlfriend and locking her in their apartment on two occasions.
Gaddis skipped a court date in April and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.
Police didn't find him before Elyjiah was killed.
Gaddis was wearing an ankle monitor, but the battery was dead and he didn't get it recharged as he was required to.
Hearn's family claimed Gaddis also abused her, and police were called multiple times about domestic violence incidents.
