The 20-year-old Panorama City man has been charged with the death of his girlfriend’s five-year-old son, whose body was found near a trash can.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said Friday that Blixon Malik Gaddis is facing felony murder and assault on a child causing death.
Gaddis, who may be identified as Malik Brexon Gaddis, is said to have killed five-year-old Eliziah Hahn and left the body in the mall parking lot in the 8200 block of Van Nuis Boulevard, where it was found Saturday.
Police are seen in a death investigation in Panorama City, where a child estimated to be three or four years old, is estimated to have died on July 12, 2025. Old man was found dead on July 12, 2025. (KTLA)
Prosecutors believe the boy was actually killed the day before July 11th in an apartment in the 14,500 block of Lanark Street, located about half a mile from the parking lot.
“This is a truly heartbreaking and horrifying case, and our deepest sympathy has appeared in the families of our young victims,” District Attorney Nathan Hochman said. “We are committed to seeking justice and we assure that this defendant is responsible for his actions.”
Gaddis is scheduled to be arrested on August 18th at the Van Nuis branch of LA County Superior Court.
He is being held at the Los Angeles Police Department Valley Jail in lieu of a $2 million bail and faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in a state prison if convicted.
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