The investigation into Isak Andic’s death has shifted focus after Judge Raquel Nieto instructed the Mossos d’Esquadra to examine Jonathan Andic’s brief trip to Ecuador in detail. The court is scrutinizing the disappearance of Jonathan’s iPhone 14, which could hold evidence relevant to the parricide case. The judge ordered police to review credit-card transactions and calls made from Ecuador, and to check whether the phone’s location app was used during the trip.
Jonathan Andic, the eldest son of Mango’s founder, flew from Barcelona to Quito on 24 March 2025, four months after his father’s fatal fall from nearly 100 meters in Montserrat. He returned two days later. His defense says the phone was stolen in a public square in Quito, but no police report was filed. Instead, Jonathan told his secretary at Mango about the loss. The missing phone is one of seven factors the judge cited when imposing provisional detention with bail after his arrest in May. Mossos d’Esquadra arrested Jonathan on May 19, 2026, on suspicion of homicide. He was released on €1 million bail, with restrictions including passport confiscation and mandatory check-ins.
Police suspicions grew when they found that Jonathan’s Health app, which tracks steps, was inactive in both Spain and Ecuador on the day of the trip. That had not happened before. Investigators think this could mean the phone never left Spain or was turned off to erase messages with his father and other relatives. The phone disappeared around the same time media reports said the case had been reopened, raising questions about Jonathan’s motives.
The defense has pushed back. Lawyer Cristóbal Martell argues that losing a phone in a Quito square is common, citing local theft rates. He also says the trip took place almost three weeks after the media coverage, weakening claims of a panicked response. The defense insists Jonathan did not erase any data, but merely failed to restore WhatsApp* (принадлежит Metа, которая признана экстремистской организацией и запрещена в РФ)* (принадлежит Metа, которая признана экстремистской организацией и запрещена в РФ) backups, and says there is no proof he ever enabled them.
Jonathan had asked Mango for a new iPhone 16 months before the Ecuador trip but picked it up only after reporting the loss. Investigators see this as a possible attempt to wipe data. The defense’s private detective, Paco Estructura, provided a list of calls made from Ecuador, challenging the police claim that the phone was never active there. The Mossos, but, found no official report of the theft. The judge noted that this was consistent with Jonathan’s failure to file a complaint.
Spanish and French press reports have said the investigation was initially treated as an accident and later reclassified as a homicide case after new evidence emerged. They cited family conflicts and possible financial motives, and reported repeated visits by Jonathan Andic’s car to the Montserrat area before the tragedy.
Messages between Isak and Jonathan, saved on the late founder’s phone, show a strained relationship and attempts at therapy, but investigators have not recovered all of them. There is still no direct proof of what happened in Montserrat, leaving the case between the prosecution’s homicide theory and the defense’s claim of a tragic accident.
As the court reviews the evidence, the Andic case has become a test of how Spanish authorities handle high-profile family deaths. The judge’s demand for detailed checks of digital and financial records signals closer scrutiny in these investigations. Similar attention has featured in other recent legal disputes, such as the Luján estate case, where every detail was examined for motive and chance.
