Son of Mango founder allegedly a suspect in fashion tycoon’s 2024 death in fall; family confident of his innocence

The family of Mango founder Isak Andic, who died in a fall from a cliff near Barcelona 10 months ago, says it is confident his son Jonathan is innocent amid reports he is being officially investigated for possible homicide.

The family says in a statement that it “will continue to cooperate, as it has done until now, with the competent authorities. Furthermore, it trusts that this process will be concluded as soon as possible and that it will prove Jonathan Andic’s innocence.”

It says it will provide no further comment at this stage.

La Vanguardia newspaper said late on Thursday that the judge looking into Andic’s death began officially investigating Jonathan in September for the homicide of his father because of contradictory statements he gave as a witness and that authorities were searching his phone for more evidence.

During the 10-month probe, investigators haven’t found any conclusive evidence linking Jonathan Andic to his father’s death, La Vanguardia adds.

Isak Andic died falling more than 100 metres (328 ft) from a cliff while hiking with members of his family in the Montserrat caves near Barcelona.

The case is still sealed and the judge has not provided any information about it, the court’s press office says.

Isak Andic’s Sephardic Jewish family moved from Turkey to Spain when he was young. He opened Mango’s first store in Barcelona in 1984 and over the following decades helped Mango grow into one of Europe’s leading fast fashion makers. He was worth $4.5 billion, according to Forbes.