Jonathan Andic, 45, the son of Mango fashion chain founder Isak Andic, has been arrested and released on bail of €1 million after being questioned in connection with his father's death in Catalonia nearly 18 months ago. Catalan police, the Mossos d'Esquadra, detained him at his home on Tuesday morning and brought him before a judge in Martorell, a city southwest of Barcelona. The court, which is investigating the case as a charge of homicide, ordered Jonathan — who serves as vice-chairman of the Mango board — to remain in Spain, surrender his passport, and appear before the judge on a weekly basis. A family spokesperson said they were confident of his innocence and would continue to offer investigators their full cooperation.
Isak Andic died in December 2024 after falling approximately 100 metres into a ravine while hiking in the Montserrat mountains near Barcelona, reportedly in the company of his son. He was 71. Initial investigations by the Mossos d'Esquadra concluded the death was accidental and the case was closed in early 2025, but it was subsequently reopened after investigators identified inconsistencies in Jonathan's testimony. A judge upgraded his status from witness to possible suspect in September last year. Among the details cited in the judicial record are a reported strained relationship between father and son, three prior visits Jonathan had made to the Montserrat area before the fatal hike, a missing mobile phone, and a change to the elder Andic's will.
Isak Andic was born to a Sephardic Jewish family in Istanbul in 1953 and emigrated to Catalonia with his family in the late 1960s. He began his commercial life selling T-shirts to fellow schoolmates, progressed through wholesale trading and street markets, and opened the first Mango store in Barcelona in 1984, co-founding the company with his brother Nahman. The chain has since grown to nearly 3,000 outlets across 120 countries. At the time of his death, Forbes estimated his net worth at $4.5 billion.
The case carries significant weight both legally and commercially. Jonathan joined Mango in 2005 and oversaw the company's Mango Man line before becoming vice-chairman following his father's death. Mango CEO Toni Ruiz had previously described Isak's passing as leaving