Overview
- The Vestre Landsret in Viborg upheld a Sønderborg family-court ruling, giving Stephan Hensel sole custody and prohibiting any contact with the mother.
- The court said the children repeatedly stated they did not want contact with Christina Block and relied on extensive records from 2024–25 instead of ordering a new assessment.
- Judges found no evidence of parental alienation by Hensel, noting the children’s situation in Denmark as their established residence.
- Authorities have the children living under protective measures, including secret addresses and changed identities, following the New Year’s 2023/24 abduction.
- Block called the decision shocking and said she will seek further review in Denmark and may petition the European Court of Human Rights, while a separate Hamburg trial over the alleged abduction continues, which she denies.