is accused of killing 6-year-old Bella Fontenelle After two full days of testimony, Jefferson Parish prosecutors rested their case Thursday morning against the woman accused of killing 6-year-old Bella Fontenelle Defense attorneys for Bunnak "Hannah" Landon began presenting their case that the 45-year-old was not legally sane at the time that Bella was beaten and strangled When asked by Judge Nancy Miller whether she intended to testify telling the judge she wanted to invoke her fifth amendment rights Landon is charged with first-degree murder and two counts of obstruction of justice in Bella's April 25, 2023, death. killed the little girl inside the Harahan home the couple shared loaded child's body into a 13-gallon pool chlorine bucket and left that bucket on the front lawn of Bella's biological mother She has pleaded not guilty because of insanity a forensic psychiatrist working for the defense told jurors she can't determine what Landon's mental state was at the time of the homicide because she doesn't have any information about what happened leading up to and during the event Landon had some psychotic episode that night is based on my observation of her three days later combined with what was reported by the Harahan police officers and the medical professionals at [East Jefferson General] hospital," DeLand testified witnesses testified that Landon walked into the Harahan Police department distressed and asking for help with contacting relatives Officers ended up calling paramedics about her "abnormal behavior," according to authorities Landon was ultimately taken to East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie for a mental evaluation where doctors signed off a 72-hour emergency commitment The defense on Thursday first called Ashley Whittington one of the paramedics dispatched to the police station that night Whittington told jurors Landon had a "flat affect," looking through but not at her Whittington said Landon seemed agitated and stressed DeLand told jurors that she has examined Landon since her arrest on April 26 Landon was "somewhat bizarre" in their first meeting talking in circles and going off on tangents Those thought processes have never improved DeLand said she diagnosed Landon with post-traumatic stress disorder noting her birth in Cambodia and troubled upbringing including time spent as a child in death camps run by Khmer Rouge when the faction seized power in the country in the late 1970s Deland also diagnosed Landon with disassociation and unspecified depressive disorder "She just didn't seem to grasp the seriousness or reality of the situation," DeLand said Landon consistently told DeLand that she could not remember what happened on the night Bella was killed such as finding Bella's body or dipping her finger in blood and putting blood marks around the house But Landon had no recollection of transporting Bella's body "She acknowledged that she was the one in the video but she didn't have any recollection of doing that," DeLand said referring to the multiple home surveillance videos recorded of Landon wheeling Bella's body in the wagon DeLand testified that she asked Landon why she took Bella's body to her mother's home She responded that no mother should have to wonder what happened to her child that it was somehow better for someone to know what happened to their child than to not know," DeLand said Jefferson Parish Assistant District Attorney Lindsay Truhe asked DeLand if killing a baby and shoving the child into a bucket would cause the PTSD symptoms exhibited by Landon "The end-all be-all is that you can't tell this jury whether she knew wrong from right," Truhe asked that [Landon] was sane at the time based on her actions at the time of Bella's murder," Mire said "She was aware that what she was doing was wrong Mire said she based that on her interactions of Landon conversations with the people who interacted with her regularly and on the day of the homicide the collected surveillance videos in the case and other observations Mire said she didn't believe Landon had a psychotic episode But she did diagnose Landon with histrionic narcissistic and borderline personality disorders that left her with little empathy for others concern for self first and frantic fear of abandonment and she and didn’t appear to empathize well with Bella’s needs and appeared to demonize her even though she was just a child and you often see that with narcissistic personality disorder," Mire said Fontenelle's threat to "reassess" things after Bella complained of Landon's mean behavior likely stoked fears of abandonment by threatening a relationship that Landon felt was the most important of her life Mire called Landon's behavior before and after Bella's death "very methodical and calculated," including farewell texts messages and calls made by Landon Email Michelle Hunter at mhunter@theadvocate.com During an emotional third day of trial in the murder of 6-year-old Bella Fontenelle grandmother and former teachers took the … The third day of trial in the murder of Bella Fontenelle began with emotional testimony from the 6-year-old's grandmother and the Harahan poli… During the first day of testimony Tuesday in the murder trial of Bunnak "Hannah" Landon the Harahan woman accused of killing her boyfriend's … prosecutors say 6-year-old Bella Fontenelle would tell anyone who would listen that her father's girlf… Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Bunnak "Hannah" Landon the Harahan woman accused of killing her boyfriend's 6-year-old daughter a… Email notifications are only sent once a day News Tips:nolanewstips@theadvocate.com Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Sheriff Joseph Lopinto holds a press conference at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Eastbank Operations Center in Metairie, La., Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Lopinto discussed the investigation into the killing of 6-year-old Bella Fontenelle in Harahan. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com prosecutors say 6-year-old Bella Fontenelle would tell anyone who would listen that her father's girlfriend Bella suffered from anxiety and hysterical crying fits when faced with spending time at her father's Harahan home But Bella never complained of any physical abuse at Landon's hands according to Jefferson Parish Assistant District Attorney Rachel Africk But there's no doubt, authorities allege, that it was Landon, 45, who beat and strangled the kindergartener before stuffing her tiny body into a 100-pound pool chlorine bucket that she left on the front lawn of Bella's biological mother Opening statements began Tuesday morning in Landon's first-degree murder trial in Jefferson Parish Landon is also charged with two counts of obstruction of justice for allegedly moving Bella's body and burying her cellphone She has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity told jurors her client was suffering from mental illness during the commission of the offense "She did not understand what she was doing was wrong nor did she understand what she was doing," David said jealous and vindictive," Africk said the defendant was well aware of her actions and even told others she was at peace with her decision "The defense is going to say that Hannah Landon is crazy "But I submit to you that the evidence will show that she's not crazy Africk laid out some of the evidence that jurors can expect to hear surrounding Bella's April 25 never married but shared 50/50 custody of her and her then-7-year-old sister separated in 2019 due to problems in the relationship Michael Fontenelle later met Landon when she gave him a lap dance while she was working at a Baton Rouge strip club She went by the name "Valentina," and was based out of the Gulfport/Biloxi area But she became financially dependent on him after restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic closed strip clubs would tie her hair and clothes in knots and cry uncontrollably at school telling teachers at school that she didn't want to go her daddy's house "That little girl told anybody that would listen to her that 'Ms Bella once described Landon roughly pulling her hair during brushing But she never complained of any abuse that rose to a criminal level she was supposed to finally have an open conversation with her father mother and a hired therapist to talk about the problems with Landon But when pressed for details from her father "That discussion didn't get to be continued because 'Ms Hannah' murdered Bella Fontenelle the next night," Africk told jurors Michael Fontenelle was working late at his job as a certified public accountant for the city of Kenner when Landon attacked Bella inside the couple's Donelon Drive home hitting her repeatedly on the head and strangling the little girl "You can see Bella's little fingernail marks in her own neck as she tried to get those hands off," Africk said Landon placed Bella upside down into a white chlorine bucket with a blue screw top before loading the bucket into a wagon Surveillance cameras at Bella's home and surrounding residences recorded as a woman identified as Landon walked the wagon a block away to Zeledon's Sedgefield Drive home and left the bucket in the front corner of her lawn Landon later walked into the Harahan police station where her unusual behavior led officers to call paramedics and have her taken to East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie for a mental evaluation woke that morning and realized that both Bella and Landon were missing He dropped his other daughter off at Zeledon's home on the way to report Bella missing to police Neither Michael Fontenelle nor Zeledon noticed the bucket sitting just feet from them in their panic But Zeledon's mother spotted the bloody bucket as soon as she arrived at the house a short time later Zeledon immediately knew her daughter was dead inside But she knows as soon as she sees that bucket," Africk said Police who were called to the house opened the bucket and found Bella's lifeless body tucked upside-down Zeledon checked her own surveillance cameras and immediately identified Landon as the person who dropped off the bucket Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office investigators arrested Landon later that day at the hospital Landon's trial is expected to last at least a week Her mother was the first witness to take the stand This story will be updated. Stay with The Times-Picayune and NOLA.com for more coverage of the trial.  the woman charged with strangling 6-year-old Bella Fontenelle and leaving the child's body in a bucket on a relative's front la… the woman accused of killing 6-year-old Bella Fontenelle and leaving her body inside a bloody bucket on the front lawn… Three months after 6-year-old Bella Fontenelle was beaten strangled and left inside a bloody bucket on her mother's front lawn When Bella Fontenelle’s 7-year-old sister awoke the morning of April 26 she was elated to find that she’d been paid a visit by the tooth fair… A Jefferson Parish judge on Thursday denied a motion to set bond for the Harahan woman accused of killing 6-year-old Bella Fontenelle — the da… Jefferson Parish prosecutors rested their case Thursday morning against the woman accused of killing 6-year-… A Jefferson Parish jury deliberated for less than an hour before voting to convict Bunnak "Hannah" Landon of first-degree murder in the death … grandmother and former teachers took the witness stand Wednesday recalling the anxiety that daily reduced the kindergartener to hysterical crying fits treated her okay but was mean to her little sister for seemingly no reason testified that Bella often spoke of her tension with Landon though the little girl had difficulty explaining why She hates me,'" Zeledon testified through tears is charged with first-degree murder and two counts of obstruction of justice in Bella's death Prosecutors allege Landon beat and strangled Bella to death on the night of April 25 inside the Harahan home she shared with the girl's father Wednesday's testimony culminated with a comprehensive slide presentation assembled by Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Detective Anthony Buttone and prosecutors using text messages surveillance video and cell phone data to show what happened in the final hours of Bella's life Bella’s prekindergarten and kindergarten teachers at St Matthew the Apostle Catholic School in River Ridge testified about the anxiety the little girl suffered every day The children shuffled every two to three days between their parents' Harahan homes “Bella would react in a negative way on the days she had to go home to dad’s house,” her prekindergarten teacher She would tie her hair and dress in knots and sink into panic attacks Bella was struggling emotionally and academically "But there was such an aura of sadness to her though at either the thought of going to her father's house on his custody days or in anticipation of finally returning to her mother's home when they'd swap Bella told her teachers that her father's girlfriend kept her stuffed animals away from her and didn't let her pick her snacks Prosecutors played a clip of cell phone video that Landon seemed to secretly record of Bella while she was doing homework the camera pointed at a table or the floor Though Landon is never heard verbally abusing the little girl the stress and discomfort in Bella's voice is clear as she meekly squeaks out answers to Landon's questions and weeps for her mother Landon offers no comfort for Bella's clear distress The clip stands in contrast to another video secretly recorded by Landon as she lovingly braids Aria's hair before bedtime cheerfully asking about a lost tooth and calling her "baby."  The video with Aria was recorded on the night Bella was killed about 15 minutes after another in which Landon silently leaves Bella's room as the 6-year-old cries for her grandmother stuffing a towel under the closed door to muffle the sounds testified that she never showed nor disclosed any signs of physical abuse by Landon that would have required her teachers or therapist to report the matter to authorities she finally shared her feelings about Landon with her father during a counseling session with Knight and her mother Bella shut down when pressed for direct examples of Landon's meanness and the tense session ended with an "uneasy feeling," Knight told jurors Buttone and Assistant District Attorney Rachel Africk laid out the next day in a timeline that began with Michael Fontenelle seen on camera leaving for work on the morning of April 25 as a certified public accountant with the city of Kenner surveillance video from his office and door swipe cards cleared Fontenelle in Bella's killing Fontenelle and Landon exchanged text messages about his mother Aria's lost tooth and a potential visit from the tooth fairy and meal plans for the upcoming day phone call to a Florida woman named Susan Diamond the mother of her ex-boyfriend who was also caring for Landon's two sons said Landon seemed unhappy and depressed about her living situation Diamond said she'd pay for a bus ticket to Florida so Landon could spend time with her children "She said to me...'I am at peace with my decision,'" Diamond told jurors Before the call to Diamon, Landon used her cell phone search online about a local criminal defense attorney she read about in a NOLA.com article visiting his website and looking up information about trial preparation She also paid a visit to a website that helps people find attorney in different areas of the law He and Africk noted that Bella was still alive at this point who'd dropped the girls off after picking them up from school and reading them bedtime stories thanking them for their companionship and asking them to remember her Landon sent a text to Bella's father telling him "All seems to be good They're all tucked in," referring to the girls Landon is seen on their home's video surveillance retrieving a folding wagon that had been in a backyard shed Cameras at her home and a neighboring residence recorded her wheeling the wagon around the side of the house and reappearing bearing a 13-gallon chlorine bucket that Buttone said contained the body of Bella Fontenelle Landon is seen on video pulling the wagon and bucket away from the house headed for the nearby home of Jennifer Zeledon where she is seen on camera placing the bucket on the front lawn Landon had returned home with the empty wagon and placed it back in the shed before leaving the house again at 9:47 p.m Buttone said Landon placed one more call to her sister Saunders testified Wednesday that Landon told her she was going to put her cell phone in a plastic bag and bury it under a tree shaped like a "Y" at a construction site Saunders was to notify a defense attorney who'd previously represented Landon about the phone passed the information to Sheriff's Office detectives who recovered Landon's cell after the discovery of Bella's body buried under a tree at the intersection of O.K This story is only for subscribers like you${formattedName WGNO Woman accused of Harahan girl’s murder in 2023 to stand trial Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office announces seizure of Central City car wash Fiesta in Lafreniere Park for Cinco De Mayo Fest Alleged accomplice in Kansas City reporter death case will face second-degree murder charge: KPD and Ro Brown to be 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