Murder or accident? Mystery of Mango tycoon's hiking death after son's arrest

In one he said he was ahead of his father, but in another they were closer together. Also, he had initially told police that his father had been taking photos with his phone moments before his fall. Yet the phone was found in Isak Andic's pocket when his body was recovered.Separately, three visits by Jonathan to the site of the fall, on 7, 8 and 10 December, also raised suspicions and the investigating judge said they signalled "a planning and study of the site".In addition, Jonathan's own phone disappeared at around the same time that the media was reporting the reopening of the investigation. He told police that the device had been stolen during a brief trip to Ecuador.Investigators have also been examining what they see as the broader circumstances surrounding Andic's death, identifying a possible motive in the nature of his relationship with Jonathan, particularly in the context of the Mango business.Isak, who was of Jewish heritage, was born in Istanbul and moved with his family to Catalonia as a teenager before co-founding Mango in the mid-1980s. It made him the richest person in Catalonia and Mango has since grown to employ more than 16,000 people, generating turnover of €3.3bn in 2024.Jonathan Andic has been closely involved in Mango's development over the last two decades, particularly its men's clothing line, although he has moved away from that role since his father's death. He and his two younger sisters currently share control of a holding company that has a 95% stake in Mango.Jonathan Andic is married to the influencer known as Paula Nata. Their first child was born in September.Investigators believe that Isak's plans to create a charitable foundation created tensions with Jonathan and that text messages exchanged between them highlighted these difficulties.