Mango founder's son quits company one week after arrest over father's death
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The son of the late founder of Mango, Isak Andic, said he would be stepping down from his role as vice president of the Spanish fashion brand after he was arrested last week in connection with his father’s fatal plunge off a cliff.
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In a letter to employees published on Tuesday, Jonathan Andic, 45, proclaimed his innocence, calling the murder accusation against him “serious, unjust and unfounded,” and said he was temporarily leaving the company to focus on his legal defence, AFP reported.
“A public narrative has been constructed that is one-sided, taken out of context and distorted, and which has created a perception of guilt that bears no relation to reality. I know that dismantling it will require time, effort and intense dedication,” the fashion heir said in the letter.
Billionaire Isak Andic, 71, died in December 2024 after plunging about 330 feet down a cliff while hiking with his son Jonathan in the Montserrat mountains near Barcelona.
Catalan investigators initially deemed the death an accident, but reopened the case in March 2025, claiming there were inconsistencies in Jonathan’s statements and other evidence.
A Spanish judge’s writ said there was “sufficient evidence to suggest that the death of (Isak Andic) may not have been accidental, and that (Jonathan Andic) played an active and premeditated role in his father’s death,” Reuters reported.
Alleged rift between father and son
Judge Raquel Nieto wrote that evidence presented by investigators included the “bad relationship” between the father and son that was driven by Jonathan’s “obsession with money to the extent that he asked his father (Isak Andic) for an inheritance while he was still alive.”
In his letter to staff, Jonathan addressed reports of tensions with his dad.
“We shared many happy, cherished and loving moments together. As is the case in so many families, we have also faced difficult and challenging times, which we have overcome through great effort, generosity and support,” he wrote, per Reuters.
Jonathan has not been formally charged and was released last week on one million euros ($1.6 million) bail.
As the eldest child of the Mango founder, he co-owns the fashion chain with his sisters, Sarah and Judith Andic Raig.
A spokesperson said Mango’s board of directors had joined the Andic family in expressing their support for Jonathan, Bloomberg News reported.