Billionaire Mango founder’s son arrested in Spain for his father’s downfall
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The son of a fashion billionaire whose clothing company sells clothes across the United States was arrested on Tuesday in Spain as authorities investigated his father’s death after a fall at a mountain resort near Barcelona, according to Reuters.
Isak Andic, 71, was hiking with his son in the mountains near Barcelona when he fell about 500 meters off a cliff and died in December 2024. The SON, Jonathan Andic, 45, was the only witness.
The fatal fall was initially ruled accidental, but authorities have now launched a homicide investigation.
Jonathan Andic, the son of the founder of Mango, as he leaves the Juzgado de Instruccion 5 in Martorell after paying a bail of one million euros, on May 19, 2026, in Martorell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. (David Oller/Europa Press via Getty Images)
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Jonathan, who took over the global fashion empire with his sister after the death of his father, was released on bail of 1 million euros and ordered to hand over his passport while in Spain during the investigation, Reuters reported.
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Young Andic has denied wrongdoing, and the family has maintained his innocence.
“There is no concrete evidence against him, and there will never be any,” the Andic family said in a statement, according to Reuters.
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Jonathan Andic, the son of the founder of Mango, testifies before the Juzgado de Instruccion 5 de Martorell, on May 19, 2026, in Martorell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. (David Oller/Europa Press via Getty Images)
In a statement, defense lawyer Cristobal Martell told the media that the theory of murder was wrong.
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“But most of all, it hurts. It discriminates against an innocent person. Now the real process begins, and the truth and his innocence will come out.”
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The president and founder of Mango, Isak Andic, during the awarding ceremony of the 8th Kingdom of Spain Business Career Achievement Award (Iese), at the IESE Business School Barcelona North Campus, on March 18, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. (Lorena Sopena/Europa Press via Getty Images)
Isak, who was born in Istanbul, moved to Catalonia in northeastern Spain in the 1960s and founded Mango in 1984. He built it into a global group seen as a rival to Zara.
Isak was considered one of the richest businessmen in Spain and he built Mango into one of the largest European clothing stores with a presence in over 100 countries.
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At the time of his death, he was not the chairman of Mango, whose net worth is estimated at $4.5 billion according to Forbes.
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(LR) Marta Palatchi, Jonathan Andic and Mia Moretti attend the Model the Pronovia 50th anniversary fashion show during ‘Barcelona Bridal Week 2014’ on May 9, 2014, in Barcelona, (Miquel Benitez/Getty Images)
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Jonathan Andic is the eldest of Isak Adic’s three children and one of his father’s heirs. He has been the vice chairman of the board at Mango.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to Mango and Martell for comment.
