Suspect Arrested in Violent Block Family Custody Dispute

A 35-year-old man is in custody for allegedly aiding in the abduction of Christina Block's children from Denmark to Germany on New Year’s Eve.

The suspect, holding Portuguese and Israeli citizenship, was arrested in Cyprus in September under an international warrant and is now in Hamburg awaiting trial.
The abduction occurred during a long-running custody battle between Christina Block, heir to the Block House restaurant chain, and her ex-husband, Stephan Hensel.
The children, aged 11 and 14 at the time, were forcibly taken from their father’s custody in Denmark and brought to Germany in a coordinated operation.
Investigations are also ongoing against Christina Block and her father, Eugen Block, for allegedly orchestrating the abduction, which both deny.
German courts have ruled that the children’s primary residence is now in Denmark, a decision Block has challenged with a constitutional complaint in Karlsruhe.