A son accused of murdering his billionaire dad has released new footage in a bid to prove his ‘innocence’.
Jonathan Andic, 45, was arrested on suspicion of murder last week, 17 months after his 71-year-old father Isak, co-founder of clothing retailer Mango, fell almost 500ft to his death into a ravine during a hike near Barcelona.
He was released after posting a €1 million (£866,000) bail and maintains his innocence, calling the allegations “serious, unjust and unfounded.”
Now, Jonathan has shared new CCTV footage which his lawyers claim show that his father was prone to falls – and explains how he ended up plummeting off a cliff in December 2024.
View 3 ImagesJonathan’s defence claim the video shows the same type of fall that resulted in the Mango co-founder’s mountain fall(Image: El País)
In the video, Isak is seen stumbling and falling on the pavement outside the Mutua Universal building in Barcelona, before being caught by two men standing nearby.
The incident said to have taken place around ten months before he died on the mountain.
Prosecutors have argued that the lack of marks found on Isak’s hands suggest he was pushed into the ravine deliberately, as defensive palm injuries from efforts to stabilise oneself are usually found on victims of accidental falls.
But Andic’s defence claim that the type of fall seen in the CCTV footage would account for the lack of defensive injuries on Isak’s hands, having performed ‘a biomechanical reconstruction’ of the pavement fall at the exact spot on the cliff edge.
View 3 ImagesIsak is seen stumbling and falling on the pavement outside the Mutua Universal building in Barcelona(Image: El País)
The defence filing also notes that the mountain rescue unit previously stated that their own simulations of the incident were inconclusive, and that officers could not definitively determine how the fall occurred.
On Tuesday, Jonathan issued an open letter revealing that he had decided to “temporarily step away from his responsibilities” within clothing giant Mango with the case ongoing.
View 3 ImagesJonathan denies murder after being arrested 17 months following his father’s death (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
He firmly denied the murder accusations, describing them as “serious, unjust and unfounded”, and claimed that a “public narrative has been constructed that is one-sided, taken out of context and distorted, and which has created a perception of guilt that bears no relation to reality.”
Jonathan also pushed back at investigators’ claims of a toxic relationship, writing: “We shared many happy, cherished and loving moments together. As is the case in so many families, we have also faced difficult and challenging times, which we have overcome through great effort, generosity and support.”
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Mango’s board of directors issued a statement saying they had “full confidence that the legal proceedings will be resolved favourably and trust that this will happen as swiftly as possible.”