In the Hamburg trial surrounding the repatriation of Christina Block's children, the defense is questioning the allegations against a co-accused relative.
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The trial deals with the return of Christina Block's children at the beginning of 2024. The defendants must answer for aiding and abetting the abduction of minors.
Lawyer: What should my client have said?
A relative and close confidant of Christina Block is also charged with aiding and abetting. According to the prosecution, the 50-year-old drove the boy, the girl and the mother the last part of the way home in a car at the beginning of 2024 after they had been dropped off in a Hamburg suburb. Her defense attorney Reinhard Daum emphasized that Delling's statement showed that his client had only recently found out about the children's impending return.
Delling had explained that the relative had been asked to take on the trip because she had had a good relationship with the children during her time in Hamburg. It was assumed that the boy and the girl would be happy to see each other again. “Wouldn’t you have acted the same way?” asked defense attorney Daum in the courtroom, looking at the 50-year-old. What was his client supposed to say: “Watch how you get home”? The aim was not to support a criminal act.
The trial continues on Monday.
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