Overview
- Catalan police detained Jonathan Andic and on Tuesday brought him to the Juzgado de Instrucción nº5 in Martorell where a judge ordered provisional custody that was avoided by a €1 million bail payment.
- The judge and investigators cited forensic findings and contradictions in Andic’s statements as central reasons for reopening the December 14, 2024 death as a homicide rather than an accidental fall.
- Investigators point to technical indicia such as an absence of defensive wounds, ground markings that they say required deliberate pressure, repeated prior visits to the site and mobile‑phone geolocation data including a lost device traced to Ecuador.
- Jonathan Andic’s lawyers and family deny the accusations, say they will challenge the police and forensic interpretations, and are reviewing the investigative file to press a legal defense.
- The case raises questions about succession at Mango, where founder Isak Andic built a global fashion group and control has shifted to executives such as CEO Toni Ruiz, and it could prompt further legal and corporate scrutiny as the sealed inquiry continues.