Overview

• Christina Block is expected to face further questioning on Wednesday, as judges consider defense motions to separate proceedings for two co-defendants.
• An accused woman says she only drove the children and their mother after a pickup near Hamburg, asserting she believed Block held the right to decide the children’s residence, and both she and her husband deny wrongdoing.
• Father Stephan Hensel testified over four days as a co-plaintiff, recounting an assault during the New Year’s episode, and detained co-defendant Tal S. apologized to him in court.
• Prosecutors allege an Israeli security team carried out the retrieval and say Block awarded a company a €100,000 contract, with additional figures named as allegedly involved.
• A disputed 2021 incident at a Danish school resurfaced in court, with Hensel claiming Gerhard Delling sought forced entry and Block describing a calm, nonviolent encounter.