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Sensational kidnapping trial: Block dynasty in the courtroom!
The kidnapping trial against Christina Block at the Hamburg Regional Court begins on July 11, 2025 after her children were kidnapped.
Sensational kidnapping trial: Block dynasty in the courtroom!
The eagerly awaited kidnapping trial against Christina Block began in Hamburg on July 10, 2025. The daughter of steakhouse founder Eugen Block is in focus because she is accused of kidnapping two of her children from the care of her father, Stephan Hensel. In addition to Christina, five other people are charged, including her partner Gerhard Delling, who is suspected of aiding and abetting the kidnapping. Both deny the allegations and emphasize that the presumption of innocence applies until a final conviction is made, as stern.de reports.
The background to this dramatic situation is complex: Christina Block and Stephan Hensel have four children together, including three daughters and a son. The couple's separation in 2014 was officially finalized in 2018. Since then there have been repeated conflicts over custody. In July 2021, the eldest daughter moved to Denmark with her father at her own request, while the two younger children stayed with Hensel after a vacation. The situation escalated when the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court ordered the children to return to their mother, which a Danish family court rejected because the children wanted to stay with their father. This legal dispute between the German and Danish courts significantly influenced the circumstances of the planned kidnapping, as the chronology on rnd.de shows.
Plans for kidnapping and their execution
The allegations were confirmed when the kidnapping was allegedly planned in 2023. Christina Block is said to have been supported by an Israeli security company. At the end of 2023 there was a violent attack in which masked men attacked the father in Denmark and kidnapped the children. On January 3, 2024, the children were finally picked up by the police in Hamburg. The court again ordered her to return to her father.
The children, who were 14 and 11 years old at the time of the kidnapping, appear as co-plaintiffs in the trial. They are now showing signs of trauma and are receiving therapeutic help. The burden of this emotional situation on the children affected is enormous and highlights the complex social and psychological aspects of international child abduction. According to Humanium, such cases often take a worrying turn during emotional conflicts between parents.
The procedure and its legal challenges
The Hamburg regional court has scheduled a total of 37 days of hearings for the period up to Christmas, during which the legal arguments regarding the allegations of serious child abduction and other charges will be held. The outcome of this trial remains uncertain as the situation is further complicated by various court decisions in Germany and Denmark. Christina Block also tried to file a constitutional complaint against the court decisions, but without success.
The timeliness and public interest in this case clearly show how complicated and vulnerable the situations of parents and children are in the context of custody disputes. The psychological impact of such dramatic turns of events should not be underestimated and requires intensive consideration, both by the judiciary and by society.