The judicial investigation into the death of Isak Andic, founder of Mango has entered a new phase of statements in the courts of Martorell. Almost two years after the businessman died after rushing down a ravine in Montserrat, the judge is trying to reconstruct the circumstances of the fall and clarify what happened during the excursion he was carrying out with his older son, Jonathan Andic.
The round of testimonies began this Thursday with the appearance of the managing secretary of the businessman and of four agents of the Mossos d'Esquadra who went to the scene. For this Friday, the statements of two members of the mountain unit and the driver of Isak Andic are scheduled. In the coming weeks, around thirty witnesses will have to go before the court.
Jonathan Andic continues to be investigated for an alleged crime of homicide. The case remains in the investigation phase and it still has to be determined whether the death was the result of an accident or if there was intervention by another person. The defense denies the involvement of the businessman’s son and argues that the fall was fortuitous.
The secretary did not see arguments between father and son
Elsa Sangüesa, Isak Andic’s secretary for more than two decades, stated on Thursday that she had not witnessed arguments or disagreements between the founder of Mango and his son in the professional setting and explained that her knowledge of the relationship between them was mainly limited to the company sphere, where she had not observed confrontations.
The witness was also asked about the trip that Jonathan Andic made to Ecuador in March 2025, three months after his father’s death. As she related, the businessman’s son asked her to handle the tickets to travel to Quito between March 24 and 26. During the stay, he informed her, through WhatsApp Web, that his mobile phone had been stolen and asked that another device be activated for him.
The disappearance of that terminal appears among the elements that the judge considers relevant to the investigation. The magistrate has requested information about the trip, the possible use of WhatsApp Web, and access to the phone, in addition to documentation relating to the devices that Jonathan used after communicating the alleged theft.
The first version that Jonathan gave to the Mossos
Among the agents who declared on Thursday was the first Mossos d'Esquadra officer who attended Jonathan Andic after the fall. According to what was published by La Vanguardia, the police officer explained to the judge that the son of the businessman told him that both had begun the excursion walking together and talking, but that later he went ahead because his father had stopped to take photographs and videos of the landscape.
In that initial account, Jonathan said that he heard a slip and, when he turned around, he saw his father fall, hit a rock, and continue rolling toward the ravine. The reference to the impact against a first stone had not come to light until now, although, according to the newspaper, it already appeared in the first police report.
The agents who went to the scene also recorded the conditions of the trail. According to the information released by EFE, they walked about 300 meters until they located an area with a steep slope and a narrow path, where they found a dark green jacket that belonged to the businessman.
The clues that led to investigating the son
The death of Isak Andic occurred on December 14, 2024, when he fell from a height of around 100 meters during an excursion around the Cuevas del Salnitre area, in Collbató. At first, the death was treated as an accident and the investigation was filed away in January 2025. Subsequent investigations by the Mossos led to the case being reopened when clues appeared pointing to a possible involvement by third parties.
The judge places among the elements that justify the investigation the contentious relationship that, according to certain messages and testimonies, father and son maintained, as well as a possible economic motive related to the planning of the family estate. The hypothesis being investigated considers that Isak Andic was preparing the creation of a philanthropic foundation and that this project could affect Jonathan's inheritance expectations.
Messages exchanged between father and son, call records, geolocation data, and photographs taken in the area of the fall have also been examined. The Prosecutor's Office has argued that these elements contradict the defense's explanation. Among the analyzed data is the geolocation of Jonathan's vehicle, which would place it in the area on December 7, 8, and 10, 2024, before the death.
The investigation does not limit itself to the role of the son. The judge has also requested steps to determine whether third parties could have had any influence on the events, with special attention to the psychotherapist who was intervening in the family relationship. The proceedings have also included a technical reconstruction of the fall, reports on the injuries, and a review of the objects found at the scene.
The statements of the family and the therapist
The testimonies heard during the first round of appearances provided different accounts about the relationship between Isak Andic and his sons and about the future of the family fortune. Jonathan’s sisters, Sarah and Judith, said that the three brothers knew about and accepted the distribution of assets that their father had proposed. They also maintained that the intention to create a foundation had been explained in the family environment and that they could be part of it.
Isak Andic’s partner, Estefanía Knuth, for her part, stated that the businessman intended to modify his will. Her version introduced a discrepancy with the one provided by the daughters regarding the founder of Mango’s plans for his assets and the future of his eldest son in the company.
The psychotherapist Julia Lüderwaldt, who had worked to improve the relationship between father and son, also appeared before the judge. In her testimony, she defended the therapy method used and explained that she had proposed that Jonathan receive part of the inheritance while still alive in order to facilitate his independence. The investigating judge has wanted to clarify the role of the therapist and whether any influence by third parties could have existed in the events.
Another relevant testimony was that of two hikers who helped Jonathan after the fall. Both said they found him blocked, affected, and in a state of shock. They also explained that the stretch of the trail where the accident occurred was narrow and that if someone lost their balance and fell, they had nowhere to grab hold of.
A million euros in bail and precautionary measures
Jonathan Andic was arrested on 19 May 2026 and made available to the courts as an accused suspect in connection with his father’s death. The judge ordered provisional imprisonment that could be avoided by a bail of one million euros, which allowed his release. The measure does not involve a conviction or a statement of guilt.
The accused must comply with precautionary measures that include the withdrawal of the passport, a ban on leaving Spain, and the obligation to appear periodically before the court. The Public Prosecutor’s Office opposed lifting those restrictions and argued that relevant evidence persisted, as well as a risk of flight related to the accused’s financial capacity.