Danish heiress’s two kids, 10 and 13, ‘are kidnapped’ when their father is attacked throughout New 12 months’s Eve firework show amid bitter custody battle

The 2 kids of a Danish heiress have been kidnapped by a number of males who attacked their father at a New 12 months’s Eve fireworks show. 

Simply after midnight on January 1, a number of males knocked 49-year-old Stephen Hensel right down to the bottom as he was watching the fireworks together with his kids, 13-year-old Klara and 10-year-old Theodor, within the small Danish city of Gravenstein. 

The boys stuffed the youngsters, born to Danish socialite and steakhouse heiress Christina Block, into two German rental vehicles – a Citroën DS7 Crossback with registration quantity DN-AV 9551 and a Mercedes A-Class with registration quantity WI-W 6481 E – earlier than escaping. They haven’t been caught.

Police instructed Bild that they’re investigating the kidnapping, with Germany’s federal police helping the continuing hunt. 

Federal police instructed the newspaper that a number of patrol vehicles have been posted on the border with Denmark, 10 miles away from the place the youngsters have been taken, although the investigation was handed over to state police in Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg. 

Danish police mentioned the incident could also be associated to an ongoing row over custody between Ms Block and her ex-husband. 

Mr Hensel stored each Klara and Theodor with him in Denmark throughout a 2021 go to. 

Their eldest daughter, 17-year-old Johanna, is claimed to reside with Mr Hensel in Denmark voluntarily, whereas 15-year-old Greta lives in Hamburg with Ms Block. 

Ms Block, who has been relationship German TV presenter and sports activities journalist Gerhard Delling since 2021, and her household haven’t been allowed to see Klara, Theodor or Johanna. 

When her mom Christa died in July on the age of 82 from most cancers, the three kids weren’t capable of bid farewell. 

‘I’ve despatched presents and letters to the three of them – however I do not know if they may arrive,’ Block beforehand revealed.

‘After which I’m wondering what phrases my ex-husband will use to provide the presents to my kids. 

‘Does he current it benevolently or does he denigrate the content material? I do not know and that hurts.’

Ms Block’s father Eugen is value €300 million (£260 milllion), native media reported.

His three kids, Dirk, Christina and Philipp every have an eight p.c share in his firm Eugen Block Holdings, which itself has stakes in a number of of Eugen’s companies, together with the Block Home steakhouse chain and the Jim Block burger eating places.