Mango Founder’s Son Arrested in Connection to Father’s Plunging Death

Jonathan Andic, the son of the late founder of Spanish fashion giant Mango, was arrested Tuesday in connection with his father’s death in 2024.  Isak Andic pictured below, who founded Mango in the mid-1980s, died at age 71 after plunging down a 320-foot ravine in December 2024.  Jonathan Andic’s detention was confirmed by the Mossos d’Esquadra, the police force of Spain’s Catalonia region. Andic currently serves as the vice chairman of Mango’s board.  A spokesperson for the High Court of Justice of Barcelona said in a statement Tuesday that the case is being investigated as a homicide.  A spokesperson for the Andic family said that the family is confident of Jonathan Andic’s innocence and that he is cooperating fully with authorities.

The media has not confirmed the family’s statement but has reached out to Mango for comment.  Andic appeared in a court in Martorell, outside Barcelona, on Tuesday, where a judge set a bail of €1 million ($1.16 million), which “has already been paid,” according to the High Court spokesperson.  The judge also ordered Andic to surrender his passport and has mandated weekly appearances in court, the spokesperson said.  Born in Turkey, Isak Andic founded Mango in 1984 and turned it into a global behemoth and a leader in the Spanish fashion industry, alongside Inditex-owned Zara. The company posted double-digit growth last year to generate sales of €3.8 billion ($4.4 billion).  According to Forbes, Isak Andic had a net worth of $4.5 billion at the time of his death.

Jonathan Andic (2nd from right), son of Mango founder Isak Andic, leaves the Martorell (Barcelona) courthouse after appearing before the judge investigating the businessman’s death, following his arrest this morning by the Mossos d’Esquadra (Catalan police).

The son of the founder of the textile giant Mango, Jonathan Andic, was released on Tuesday afternoon after posting bail of one million euros (about 1.1 million dollars) imposed by the judge investigating him for homicide in connection with his father’s death in December 2024.  The judge in Matorell (Barcelona, ​​northeast Spain) imposed a bail of one million euros on Jonathan Andic, who hours earlier was arrested by the police at his home.