Overview
- Judges aired half an hour of alarm‑button recordings capturing a child’s distress and men’s voices during the New Year’s Eve 2023/24 abduction.
- An earlier defense motion alleging judicial bias was denied at the 22nd hearing, clearing the way for evidence to continue.
- The presiding judge publicly warned Christina Block after she contacted an ill witness, threatening a warrant if witness pressure is found.
- Defense lawyers seek to pause the trial to review roughly one terabyte of newly admitted data from dozens of phones and laptops, with a decision pending.
- The court has set additional dates through June 2026; the son will not testify and the daughter’s appearance is postponed to mid‑December, while Block Group IT staff described meetings with the Israeli firm without a clear IT‑security contract.