Spain's probe into the death of Mango founder Isak Andic has shifted sharply, with a judge now outlining what she calls signs of a planned killing and a son fixated on cash. In a court order, Judge Raquel Nieto Galván said there were "sufficient indications" the 71-year-old billionaire's fatal fall during a December 2024 hike "may not have been accidental," and that his eldest child Jonathan Andic could have played an "active and premeditated" role, per the Financial Times. Jonathan, 45, now vice chairman of Mango, was arrested Tuesday and released on $1.15 million bail as a suspect in homicide, per the AP.
The hike in the Montserrat mountains was allegedly Jonathan's idea, per the New York Post. He told police he'd hiked the same route about two weeks earlier, yet vehicle-tracking data showed he was there on three days in the week before his father plunged hundreds of feet from a cliff, according to the judge. WhatsApp messages, she added, pointed to a strained relationship driven by Jonathan's "obsession with money," including early inheritance demands and tensions over Isak's plan to shift part of his $4.5 billion fortune into a foundation.
She noted that Jonathan sought a "reconciliation" with his father upon learning of the foundation plan, which wasn't fulfilled before Isak died, which could signal "a possible economic motive." She also pointed to inconsistencies in Jonathan's accounts of what he witnessed. On one occasion, he described seeing his father "scream and fall," the judge wrote. On another, he allegedly claimed he'd lost sight of his father and only heard stones falling before seeing "a body tumbling." The family insists Jonathan is innocent and says no legitimate evidence will emerge against him. The judge must now decide whether to formally charge him.
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