The son of the billionaire founder of fashion giant Mango, Jonathan Andic, 45, has been arrested in Barcelona after his father death

Late billionaire Isak Andic, 71, the founder of fashion giant Mango, died falling off a mountain nearly two years ago

Isak Andic was hiking with his son Jonathan near the Catalan city when he plunged around 500ft down a cliff to his death in December 2024

The previously concluded investigation into the fatal fall, was reopened in October 2025 with police confirming the death was being investigated as a possible homicide

Jonathan Andic has always protested his innocence, insisting his father died by accident

Appearing in court Tuesday, bail for Jonathan Andic, the vice chairman of Mango’s board, was set at $1.16 million, and paid immediately

Jonathan Andic arrives at a Barcelona court on Tuesday, where he was questioned in connection with the death of his father, who fell off a Spanish mountain nearly two years ago

The son of the billionaire founder of fashion giant Mango has been arrested in Barcelona after his father died falling off a mountain near Barcelona in December 2024. 
Jonathan Andic, 45, was the only on the mountain hike with his father, fashion tycoon Isak Andic near the Catalan city when the 71-year-old business man plunged around 500ft down a sheer cliff face.
At the time Catalan police opened and then closed an investigation in to the fatal fall. However, a year later police confirmed the death was being investigated as a possible homicide.

Isak Andic, [photo], billionaire founder of fashion giant Mango, died falling off a mountain nearly two years ago. He was on a mountain hike with his son at the time

Jonathan Andic has always protested his innocence, insisting his father’s death was an accident.
Spanish papers on Tuesday, reported the younger Andic is facing formal questioning, following his arrest on suspicion of homicide.
According to a spokesman for the regional Mossos d’Esquadra police, ‘Everything is under a secrecy order and at the moment we can’t say anything.’
Shortly after his arrest, Jonathan’s family issued a statement which said: ‘Jonathan Andic is currently testifying as part of the proceedings regarding the accident of December 14, 2024.
‘At this time we cannot add much more because the case is under judicial secrecy. The collaboration has been and will continue to be maximum within the framework of these proceedings.’

Jonathan [photo], the only person with his father, Isak Andic, when he died after plunging nearly 500ft during a mountain walk near Barcelona in 2024, has maintained his innocence

Jonathan Andic was photographed Tuesday being escorted into a court in Martorell by at least three officers with his head bowed. He was later released after paying one million euros in bail bond

Jonathan Andic who currently serves as the vice chairman of Mango’s board, was photographed being escorted into a court in Martorell, outside Barcelona, on Tuesday, where a judge set a bail of $1.16 million, which has been paid to secure his release.
He was ordered to surrender his passport, appear weekly before the court, and was banned from leaving the country, the court said in a statement, adding that the case was being ‘investigated as a charge of homicide’.
Isak Andic and his son were visiting the Collbato Caves in the heart of the magical Monserrat mountain near the Catalan capital city of Barcelona, when the ‘accident’ happened.
Respected Spanish newspaper El Pais reported in October last year that police were probing Mr Andic’s death as a possible homicide, and Jonathan had been formally placed under investigation by the courts after previously being treated as a witness. Several other Spanish media outlets carried the same claims in follow-up reports.
Contradictions in Mr Andic’s son’s two statements and the ‘complex’ relationship between the entrepreneur and Jonathan were said to have been behind the judge’s reported decision to place him under formal investigation.

Helicopters attempt to recover the body of Isak Andic, after his mountain fall in December 2024

Those claims which Jonathan Andic’s representatives later disputed include alleged reports that he told police that he had left his car in one place and it was in another, or that he hadn’t taken photos of the area, whereas he actually did take photos.
An Andic family spokesman said at the time: ‘The Andic family has not made any comments over the past few months regarding the death of Isak Andic, nor will it do so in the future.
‘However, it wishes to show its respect for the proceedings that have been carried out in this regard and will continue to cooperate with the competent authorities as it has done until now.
‘It is also confident that this process will be concluded as soon as possible and that Jonathan Andic’s innocence will be proven.’
A secrecy order imposed on the case by the investigating judge, a tool commonly used in Spain to protect judicial probes, especially in their early stages, has limited the amount of information that authorities can disclose.
Billionaire Isak Andic is father to three offspring – Jonathan and his two sisters.
The Turkish immigrant founded Mango along with his brother Nahman in 1984. By March 2024, the company now with more than 2,700 stores operating in over 110 countries, had more than 14,000 employees. in 2025, the company posted double-digit growth, generating sales of $4.4 billion.

Turkish-Spanish businessman Isak Andic who co-funded clothing retailer Mango before his death according to Forbes had an estimated net worth of $4.5 billion before his death, making him Catalonia’s richest man and one of Spain’s wealthiest people

Forbes had estimated Mr Andic’s net worth shortly before his death at $4.5 billion, making him Catalonia’s richest man and one of Spain’s wealthiest people.
El Pais reported last year: ‘To date, investigators have found no direct, let alone definitive, evidence that would allow them to conclude exactly what happened that morning in Montserrat.
‘However, over the months, they have come across a series of clues which, taken together, have led them to dismiss the idea of a mere accident and consider the possibility that it was a homicide.
‘The statements made by two witnesses were key to this change of direction.
‘One is Jonathan Andic, one of the businessman’s three children, the only son and the only one who was with him at the time of the incident.

Isak Andic with his son Jonathan at Barcelona Fashion Week in 2012

‘His explanations have been inconsistent and have fueled suspicion.
‘Not only was his first statement, given under the strong emotional impact of the event, erratic.
‘His second statement, made some time later, when he was calmer, was also erratic.
‘The witness contradicted himself in any case, left gaps in his account, and described events that were inconsistent with the results of the on-site inspection carried out by the police on the mountain of Montserrat.
‘The second relevant testimony in the case was that of Estefania Knuth, a professional golfer and the businessman’s partner in the last years of his life.
‘According to sources close to the investigation, Knuth emphasized the poor relationship between father and son.’