Overview

• At the Hamburg Regional Court, Gerhard Delling said he never intended anything unlawful or violent and cast his role as emotional support for Christina Block.
• Prosecutors allege Delling arranged Block’s meeting with the children in Baden-Württemberg, coordinated their return to Hamburg, and misled investigators.
• Father Stephan Hensel testified he was attacked on New Year’s Eve in Denmark and described being beaten while hearing his children scream as cars sped off.
• A security contractor and a Block relative, both charged with aiding, denied involvement in planning or carrying out the abduction and described limited tasks such as property protection or a short pickup near Hamburg.
• An Israeli co-defendant previously confessed to on-site participation in the abduction, and the court has scheduled further hearings through March.