Mango clothes chain founder Isak Andic’s loss of life in Spain unresolved, as police reportedly make son a suspect

Police in Spain have mentioned their investigation into the loss of life final yr of the Mango clothes chain’s founder Isak Andic stays open, amid a number of stories by Spanish media saying his son has turn out to be a suspect. Andic, 71, died in December after plunging greater than 300 ft whereas mountain climbing along with his eldest son Jonathan within the Montserrat mountains close to Barcelona.

The late president and founding father of Mango, Isak Andic, is seen through the award ceremony for the eighth Kingdom of Spain Enterprise Profession Achievement Award, March 18, 2024. 

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Jonathan, who was the one particular person along with his father on the time of the incident, has offered “inconsistent” testimony in two declarations, which has “fueled suspicion,” authorities mentioned, in keeping with El Pais and different shops.

Jonathan Andic is listed because the Vice-Chairman of the Mango Board on the corporate’s web site. His duties have included “supervising the Communication and Image department and the head of the group’s Interior Design and Construction Management.”

Isak Andic’s eldest son Jonathan Andic arrives on the funeral chapel of the Mango founder on the Tanatori Les Corts, Dec. 16, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. 

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The path Isak Andic and his son had been strolling alongside hyperlinks the Salnitre caves in Collbato with the Montserrat monastery and is a comparatively straightforward route that’s fashionable with households through the weekends.

Istanbul-born Isak Andic was considered one of Spain’s richest folks, with Forbes estimating his and his household’s internet value at $4.5 billion. Mango reported revenues in 2024 alone of practically $4 billion.

Andic opened his first store in Barcelona in 1984. His Mango model shortly unfold throughout Spain and have become one of many world’s main style teams.

The corporate affords each skilled and informal types and boasts a presence in additional than 120 markets, with greater than 16,400 staff worldwide, in keeping with its web site.