Overview

• Delling told the Hamburg court he has never done anything criminal, would have intervened against any illegal plan, and declined to take questions on specific allegations.
• The children's father, Stephan Hensel, testified he was thrown to the ground and beaten as masked men took the two youngsters, saying he heard them scream before the cars drove off.
• Christina Block continues to reject claims she ordered the operation, and she previously halted further answers in court pending clarity on possible testimony by the children.
• A 36-year-old Israeli co-defendant has confessed to taking part in the New Year's operation and remains the only defendant in custody, while defense teams suggest security operatives may have acted on their own.
• Other co-defendants offered statements denying involvement, including a security-company representative who said his firm only protected homes and a relative who said she was asked to collect the children near Hamburg; hearings resume Wednesday.