Overview

• The indictment accuses Christina Block of orchestrating the violent abduction of her children, involving physical assault on the father and the forceful transport of the children to Germany.
• Seven individuals, including Block, her partner Gerhard Delling, a 62-year-old German, and a 35-year-old Israeli, face charges such as severe child abduction, bodily harm, and unlawful deprivation of liberty.
• The children were allegedly held in a motorhome in Baden-Württemberg until Block joined them on January 2, 2024, before returning to Hamburg.
• The case stems from a long-standing custody dispute, with a 2021 court ruling granting sole custody to Block after the father retained the children in Denmark.
• Separate investigations continue, including against the children’s father for alleged abduction in 2021, while the Hamburg court assesses whether to proceed with the current charges.