Custody dispute: Police: Ms. Block’s children are apparently doing well

Custody dispute
Police: Ms. Block’s children are apparently doing well

Gastronomy entrepreneur Christina Block. photo

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The police and youth welfare office came to entrepreneur Christina Block to check on her children. Previously, two of her children were said to have been stolen from their father during a visit to Denmark.

In connection with that The Hamburg police visited the family on Wednesday evening in a custody dispute over two children of entrepreneur Christina Block. “We were able to convince ourselves that the children are with Ms. Block and that they appear to be physically well,” said police spokeswoman Sandra Levgrün. The youth welfare office was also involved in the visit.

The police and the public prosecutor’s office simultaneously stated that they were still busy clarifying what happened and taking the necessary measures. “To protect ongoing investigations and to protect personal rights, no further information can be provided at this time,” it said.

The father of the two children was attacked by unknown people in southern Denmark on New Year’s Eve. According to the Danish police, the perpetrators took the 10-year-old boy and the 13-year-old girl in a car. The Danish police said in a statement that they were being investigated for assault and deprivation of liberty.

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