Overview
- Judges prolonged the proceedings to at least June 30, 2026, citing the volume of witnesses and expert reports.
- Hearings are on hold after testimony from the alleged leader of the abduction team, with the trial slated to resume in about three weeks.
- Block stands accused of commissioning an Israeli security firm to take her two youngest children from Denmark on New Year’s Eve 2023–24, allegations she denies.
- The children have not testified; stepmother Astrid Have told the court they remain in therapy and described continuing trauma, adding they are living under protection with new identities.
- TV lawyer Ingo Lenßen criticized the handling of child-welfare concerns on NDR’s talk show and said he would not take the case.