Nearly two years after Isak Andic fell to his death on a mountain trail outside Barcelona, the questions around the Mango founder’s final hours keep growing. So does the list of people expected to help answer them.
© Getty ImagesAndic died on December 14, 2024, after falling into a ravine during a hike in Montserrat. The only person with him that day was his son, Jonathan Andic, who is now under investigation on suspicion of homicide. Judge Raquel Nieto, has summoned 33 new witnesses across nine sessions. Her goal is to rebuild, as precisely as possible, what happened on the mountain that afternoon.
The sessions were originally set to begin on October 26 but were pushed back due to scheduling conflicts. They’ll now take place between November 10 and December 16, bringing together company executives, family members, people from Andic’s inner circle and the professionals who responded after the accident.
The men who were meant to guard Andic's fortune
© AFP via Getty ImagesSome of the most closely watched names on the list were requested by the prosecution and the defense and include Toni Ruiz, Mango’s executive chairman; Daniel López, a senior executive at the company; and Josep Creuheras, chairman of publishing powerhouse Grupo Planeta. All three were named executors of Andic’s estate.
Also summoned is Nahman Andic, the late businessman’s brother. His testimony could offer insight into family relationships and the people closest to Andic in the period before his death.
A foundation that never came to be
Then there’s Miquel Roca, the lawyer and former politician, and one of the most recognizable figures in Spanish law and politics. His appearance carries particular weight because it touches one of the central threads of the investigation: a philanthropic foundation Andic wanted to launch before he died.
Andic had entrusted Roca with creating the charitable entity, but the project was never completed because of his sudden death. Investigators now want to understand exactly what he had planned, and whether launching the foundation could have affected how his assets were managed and how the family fortune would ultimately be divided.
The defense’s case: a fall, and the fall before it
© Europa Press via Getty ImagesThe witness list also includes the firefighters and first responders who were on duty that day, whose accounts could help clarify the circumstances, and Francisco Marco, the private detective hired by Jonathan Andic’s defense to produce expert reports on the fall in Montserrat.
According to the Spanish outlet La Vanguardia, part of Marco’s work compares the fatal accident with an earlier fall Andic suffered about ten months before his death. He stumbled in the lobby of Mutua Universal’s Barcelona headquarters. A second person stepped in and stopped him from hitting the floor face-first, and the moment was captured by the building’s security cameras.
The defense maintains that the Montserrat fall was an accident, arguing that Andic had osteoarthritis in both knees, a condition it links to an old ligament tear and one he had tried to ease with regenerative therapies. To support that account, the defense plans to submit medical records from treatments in 2018, 2020 and 2022.
What comes next
© Getty ImagesWith this new round of testimony, the judge aims to weigh the competing versions of events, dig deeper into the circumstances of Andic’s death and gather new evidence. The statements from family members, estate’s executors, the businessman’s confidants and the emergency responders will be key to moving forward an investigation that remains open.
For now, Jonathan Andic remains under investigation for alleged homicide. His responsibility in his father’s death has not been established.
