Overview
- On day 37, Hamburg youth worker Carina F. testified she saw no acute risk to the children during a January 4, 2024 visit to Christina Block’s home, describing a relaxed scene focused on play and conversation.
- Her account conflicts with a voice message attributed to the eldest daughter, who said the social worker asked her nothing and ignored the situation; a prior probe into the worker was opened and later dropped, according to reporting.
- Block’s lawyer called the testimony clear and credible and urged setting aside endangerment claims, while the father’s counsel argued apparent normality can follow trauma and does not rule out harm.
- The court noted Israeli witnesses may not be able to appear soon because of the Iran–Israel conflict, and a court-appointed expert said her assessment is complete and can now draw on her own interviews after earlier limits were lifted.
- Block denies charges that she hired an Israeli firm to abduct the children on New Year’s Eve 2023/24; earlier, the alleged ringleader admitted electronic surveillance, and Denmark’s top court has left custody with the father after rejecting Block’s appeal.