Judge sets €1 million bail for Mango tycoon’s son in father’s death probe
The court in Martorell, near Barcelona, also ordered him to hand over his passport, report once a week, and remain in Spain. In a statement, the court said the case was being "investigated as a charge of homicide".
A court in northeastern Spain has set bail at €1m for Jonathan Andic, the son of Mango founder Isak Andic, after naming him a suspect in the investigation into his father’s death in late 2024.
The court in Martorell, near Barcelona, also ordered him to hand over his passport, report once a week, and remain in Spain. In a statement, the court said the case was being “investigated as a charge of homicide”.
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Earlier, Spanish police said they had arrested Isak Andic’s eldest son in connection with the death of the fashion billionaire during a hiking trip in December 2024.
Jonathan Andic, who was alone with his 71-year-old father when the retail tycoon plunged to his death in the Montserrat mountains near Barcelona, was taken into custody earlier, Catalan regional police said, confirming a report first published by La Vanguardia.
Mango ranks among the world’s leading fashion groups, with about 2,850 stores worldwide
Investigators first treated the death as an accident, and early findings suggested Isak Andic, one of Spain’s wealthiest men, may have slipped.
A judge closed the case in January 2025 after finding no sign of criminal wrongdoing.
But the inquiry was reopened in October 2025 by Catalonia’s regional police force, the Mossos d’Esquadra, together with prosecutors and the court, after authorities pointed to inconsistencies in Jonathan Andic’s testimony, according to reports.
Spanish newspaper El Pais reported at the time that investigators had seized Jonathan Andic’s phone shortly after the death.
The newspaper also cited testimony from Isak Andic’s partner, professional golfer Estefania Knuth, who described a relationship between father and son that was at times tense.
According to the report, the two had disagreed over the younger Andic’s position within the company.
Isak reportedly gave Jonathan greater operational responsibility in 2014, only to reassert closer control a year later when Mango ran into business difficulties.
Ms Knuth was also reportedly embroiled in a financial dispute with Isak’s three children over the Mango founder’s will.
Mango founder Isak Andic died during a hiking trip in December 2024
Authorities have disclosed few details about the case, which remains under judicial secrecy, Catalonia’s High Court said.
Jonathan Andic has denied any role in his father’s death and has continued to say the fall was accidental.
He started his career at Mango in 2005 after studying audiovisual communication in the United States and business in Spain.
Two years later, Jonathan took charge of the Mango Man line and was serving as vice-chairman of Mango’s board when his father died.
“If you are clear about where you want to go and keep moving forward, you will end up achieving your goals,” Jonathan Andic, who rarely gives interviews, said in a 2023 Mango promotional video posted on YouTube.
Born in Istanbul, Isak Andic moved with his family from Turkey to Barcelona as a teenager in the late 1960s.
In 1984, with the help of his older brother Nahman, he opened the first Mango shop on Barcelona’s upscale Paseo de Gracia. It was a major success.
Spain had only recently emerged from the decades-long dictatorship that ended with the death of General Francisco Franco in 1975, and shoppers were eager for more modern styles.
The Mango label rapidly expanded across Spain and grew into one of the world’s leading fashion groups, with about 2,850 stores worldwide.
The company sells both workwear and casual clothing and has a presence in more than 120 markets, employing more than 16,400 people worldwide, according to its website.
At the time of his death, Forbes estimated Isak Andic’s fortune at $4.5bn.
