Overview
- David B. testified that on December 28, 2023, his team met Christina Block at the Grand Elysée, where she thanked them for coming to “rescue” her children and provided clothing and a teddy bear to signal the operation was in her name.
- He also described an early‑2023 planning meeting at a Hamburg restaurant, a Signal group called “Bring Kids Home,” and frequent contacts in which Gerhard Delling was present and concerned about the children.
- The witness said a cash advance of €150,000 was handed over, with about €250,000 agreed in total and additional smaller transfers for IT penetration tests billed to the family group.
- Granted safe conduct despite a 2024 warrant, he told the court he forbade violence during the New Year’s operation, though he later learned the children’s hands were bound, a point he called contrary to his instructions; his credibility remains contested.
- Based on testimony about long free stays at the Grand Elysée, the court signaled possible embezzlement findings causing at least €200,000 in damages, the two children have been admitted as co‑plaintiffs, and the witness said family patriarch Eugen Block was kept involved.