The son of Mango fashion brand founder Isak Andic, Jonathan Andic, has released CCTV footage from ten months before his father's death in an attempt to demonstrate a history of accidental falls.

The footage shows Isak, then 70, walking to a business lunch in Barcelona when his knee buckled, causing him to stagger forward toward some stairs. Two men intervened, breaking his fall.

The $30 million toe in the water

Jonathan's defence team is using this video to challenge a judge's assertion that a lack of palm injuries on Isak's body at the scene of his death in December 2024 makes an accident unlikely.

Judge Raquel Nieto Galvan had argued that ground marks did not indicate a trip or slip. The defence counters that Isak suffered from gonarthrosis, a knee condition, which could have caused a reduced reaction time during a fall.

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Jonathan Andic, 45, was arrested on suspicion of murder after his 71-year-old father fell almost 500 feet to his death during a hike near Barcelona in December 2024.

He has been subjected to several judicial orders, including passport confiscation, a travel ban preventing him from leaving Spain, and a requirement to appear in court weekly.

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The judge's 17-page document, made public after Jonathan posted €1 million in bail , alleges he had a 'bad relationship' with his father and an 'obsession' with money.

She claims Isak felt 'compelled' to meet financial requests to maintain the relationship .

The document also states Jonathan scouted the Montserrat mountain range before the hike and that he reported his old iPhone 14 stolen in Ecuador, subsequently erasing its data.

Investigators suspect he deleted messages from his father, which were not recovered on his new device.

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Judge Raquel Nieto Galvan's document alleges that Jonathan visited the Montserrat mountain three times in the week before his father's death.

On December 10, four days before the fatal hike, he reportedly followed a route nearly identical to the one he later took with Isak.

Following his arrest, Jonathan announced he would 'step away' from Mango.

In an open letter,he stated he needed to focus all his energy on proving his innocence, acknowledging that the judicial process's demands meant he could not maintain the required dedication to his vice president role.

Broader context

The late Isak Andic , a Turkish-born entrepreneur who built one of Europe's largest fashion empires with his brother Nahman after founding Mango in 1984, was a billionaire with an estimated fortune of £3.3 billion.

The company now operates over 2,800 stores in more than 120 countries, employing more than 16,000 people.

Open questions

Jonathan has consistently maintained his father's death was a tragic accident.

However, the judge's document raises several questions about Jonathan's involvement in his father's death.

Was Jonathan's release of the CCTV footage a genuine attempt to clear his name, or a calculated move to sway public opinion?

What exactly did Jonathan do during his visits to the Montserrat mountain range, and did he have any prior knowledge of the route he took with his father?