Following a two-week recess, the Hamburg District Court will hear from juvenile psychiatrist Mareike Schüler-Springorum on the effects of the alleged abduction of Christina Block’s children, who were forcibly brought to Germany on New Year’s Eve 2023/24. Christina Block, 53, is accused of hiring an Israeli security firm to abduct her children, aged ten and thirteen, amid a protracted custody dispute with her ex-husband, Stephan Hensel. The court may exclude the public from the hearing, pending a decision. The trial, which includes six additional defendants, has been ongoing for over a year, with further dates scheduled through December.