contradictions in the statement of the son of the founder of Mango

For now, the main hypothesis remains the accidentality of the event. However, the new phase of the investigation will try to clarify if there are elements that can yield doubts about this conclusion.

Martorell’s Court of Instruction number 5 has decided reopen research on Isak Andic’s deathfounder of the fashion firm Mango. The judge in charge of the case had provisionally filed the cause last January, after receiving a report from the Mossos d’Esquadra that ruled out indications of crime. However, new proceedings practiced by the Autonomous Police have led the magistrate to reconsider her decision and resume the investigations.

Despite reopening, the main hypothesis remains the same: The businessman died when he cleared a slope of 150 meters while doing an excursion in Collbató (Barcelona), on the Montserrat mountain. However, researchers have found inconsistencies in their son’s statements, Jonathan Andic, the only person who accompanied him at the time of the accident, which has motivated a more exhaustive analysis of the facts.

An accident

Isak Andicconsidered in life The richest man in Cataloniahe died on December 14 in a mountain accident. According to the initial version of the facts, Andic was making a hiking route with his eldest son when he lost his balance and fell into the void.

The Mossos d’Esquadra interrogated Jonathan Andic that same day, as well as several relatives and witnesses. Subsequently, after the realization of the autopsy and an analysis of the site of the incident, the investigators sent a report to the court discarding the existence of signs of homicide or intervention of third parties in the death of the businessman. Based on that report, the judge decided the provisional dismissal of the case in January, leaving the possibility of reopening it if new evidence arose.

However, in recent weeks, new inquiries have led the Mossos to review the case. Although the authorities have not modified their initial hypothesis, they wanted to clarify certain aspects that do not fit completely with the reconstruction of the facts, especially in relation to the state of the businessman’s son.

Inconsistencies in the statements

The Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) confirmed on Tuesday that the investigation has been reopened, although it has not given details about the new evidence or proceedings that have motivated this decision.

Some contradictions in Jonathan Andic’s statements have aroused doubts among researchers. His testimony presents discrepancies with the results of the eye inspection of the accident site and with the evidence collected during these three months of research.

Throughout this period, the Mossos have carried out multiple technical proceedings, including the exploration of the land and the analysis of the exact point of the fall. The objective has been to determine whether the sequence of the facts related by Jonathan Andic is compatible with forensic evidence and with the conditions of the land in Collbató.

Isak Andic’s death was a hard blow not only for his family, but also for the Spanish business sector. As founder of Mango, Andic was one of the most influential figures in the fashion industrybuilding a textile empire with presence in more than 100 millionaire countries and billing.

Since his retirement from the first management line, the company’s management had passed to his son, Jonathan Andic, who was already a high position in the company. His involvement in judicial investigation has aroused great media interest, although so far there is no formal accusation against him.

The reopening of the case does not necessarily imply that a new line of investigation has been discovered, but that the judge has considered pertinent to deepen certain aspects before making a definitive decision.