Overview

• The Federal Constitutional Court rejected Christina Block’s complaint on May 13, affirming that her two younger children will remain with their father in Denmark under Danish jurisdiction.
• Block, heir to the Block House restaurant chain, is accused of orchestrating an abduction of her children on New Year’s Eve 2023/2024 using an Israeli security firm.
• Hamburg prosecutors indicted Block and six others in April 2025 on charges including abduction of minors, deprivation of liberty, and dangerous bodily harm.
• Block denies involvement, claiming her late mother unilaterally financed and planned the operation, though prosecutors allege evidence points to her direct role.
• A trial is anticipated this summer, with the case highlighting complex cross-border custody issues and allegations of violent wrongdoing.