Billionaire Mango founder's son under investigation for his fatal fall

Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News on Oct 17, 2025

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The son of Isak Andic, late billionaire and founder of the Mango fashion empire, is reportedly being investigated in connection with his father’s death, some 10 months after the fashion tycoon fell off a cliff in Spain.

Isak died in an “accident” on Dec. 14, 2024, Mango CEO Toni Ruiz said in a statement released at the time. He had been on a hike with his eldest son, 44-year-old Jonathan, in the Montserrat mountains near Barcelona when he plunged more than 320 feet to his death, the British newspaper The Times reported. They were apparently walking along Les Feixades — a popular hiking path linking the Salnitre caves in Collbato with the Montserrat monastery — when the tragedy occurred.

Police at the time concluded Isak’s death was accidental, but they are now investigating his son for a possible homicide, El Pais reported, citing “different sources with knowledge of the investigation.” Jonathan, who was the only person with his father at the time of the fall, provided “inconsistent” testimony in two separate instances, which has “fueled suspicion,” police said, per El Pais.

As a result, the Mossos d’Esquadra — or the Catalonia police — have been tasked with examining additional evidence, including the content on Jonathan’s cellphone, according to El Pais.

A representative for the family in a statement to Reuters maintained Jonathan’s innocence and vowed their continued cooperation amid the ongoing investigation.

“The Andic family has not commented, and will not comment, on Isak Andic’s death,” they said. “It wishes to show respect for the ongoing proceedings and will continue co-operating fully with the authorities. The family is confident that this process will end soon and that Jonathan Andic’s innocence will be proven.”

Jonathan is currently listed as the vice chairman of the Mango Board on the company’s website. His duties have included “supervising the Communication and Image department and the head of the group’s Interior Design and Construction Management.”

Isak Andic, who boasted a reported net worth of approximately $4.5 billion at the time of his death, opened his first store in Barcelona in 1984. Since then, Mango has set up “more than 2,900 stores and maintains a positive growth trajectory,” per a recent press release. “In the first half of 2025, the company recorded a 12% increase in sales (and) opened 78 new stores.”

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