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The judge investigating the death of Mango’s founder, Isak Andic, has ordered a new round of inquiries that includes hearing evidence as witnesses from the family’s therapist, the businessman’s daughters, his partner and the company’s chief executive, Toni Ruiz. The magistrate has also ordered a forensic reconstruction of the fatal fall that occurred in Montserrat on 14 December 2024.
The new measures form part of the case in which Jonathan Andic, the businessman’s eldest son and the only person who accompanied him on the hike, remains under investigation on suspicion of homicide.
According to the court order, the judge has summoned around ten people from Isak Andic’s family and professional circle. They include the therapist who treated several members of the family, Sarah and Judith Andic, the businessman’s partner, Toni Ruiz, and several officers from the Mossos d’Esquadra mountain intervention unit. The family’s secretary and two officers who were among the first to arrive at the scene of the fall have also been called to testify.
The magistrate has ordered that hikers who came into contact with Jonathan Andic after his father’s fall be traced and questioned. Among them is one of the people who helped him in the moments immediately after the accident.
One of the elements that has gained importance in the investigation is the messages exchanged between Isak Andic, Jonathan Andic and the family therapist during a course of therapy. The prosecution believes those conversations show a deterioration in the relationship between father and son, while the defence argues they should be interpreted in the context of the therapy.
Among those messages is one in which Jonathan Andic wrote to the therapist: “I’m not surprised you thought I was even capable of killing you”, a phrase which his defence insists should be understood as a metaphorical expression commonly used in psychoanalytic therapy.
“The odd spat, but nothing serious”
The judge has also decided to hear from Jonathan Andic’s sisters. According to their earlier statements to the Mossos d’Esquadra, Sarah Andic said she had never seen her father and brother argue and rejected the idea that he had an “obsession with money”. For her part, Judith Andic said there had been “the odd spat but nothing serious” between them, according to documents added to the case file.
Judith also stated that her father had brought his three children together to tell them he intended to set up a foundation, and said that Isak Andic “had no intention or thought whatsoever of disinheriting Jonathan”.
In addition to the new testimony, the magistrate has ordered a technical reconstruction of the fall with the participation of the forensic experts who carried out the autopsy, the forensic police and the experts who examined the scene. The aim is to analyse whether the injuries suffered by the businessman are consistent with the dynamics of the fall and with the traces found in the area.
Items to be examined include a watch, a jacket, traces of blood and various marks found on the Montserrat footpath where the incident occurred.
The judge has also requested the full medical, care and pharmaceutical records of Isak Andic. The defence maintains that health problems such as the osteoarthritis suffered by the businessman could have contributed to an accidental fall, while the prosecution believes this documentation may be relevant to clarifying the circumstances of his death.
The magistrate has for the time being rejected some of the steps requested by the prosecution, including the seizure of all of Jonathan Andic’s electronic devices, on the grounds that such a measure is not yet sufficiently justified. The investigation remains open.