A British woman who occasionally worked with the Andic family’s therapist has given a statement to the Mossos d’Esquadra that could reshape the investigation into Isak Andic’s death. Her account says therapy for Isak and his son Jonathan included a deliberately extreme experience in a mountain ravine, a detail that had not previously surfaced in the case.
Isak Andic, founder of Mango, died on 14 December 2024 after falling into a ravine during a hike in Montserrat, near Collbató, Barcelona. His son Jonathan was with him. The witness’s account, first reported by La Vanguardia, suggests the outing may have been part of a structured therapeutic exercise intended to confront father and son with a high-stress situation. The investigation initially treated the death as potentially accidental, but after a provisional closure in January 2025, the Mossos reopened it following contradictions in Jonathan’s account. Jonathan has defended his innocence.
The witness, who lives in Spain, told police that Julia Lüderwaldt, the family’s therapist, had asked her to find a suitable mountain route for the exercise. She selected the Camí de les Feixades and accompanied Jonathan Andic to the area on 7 December, one week before the fatal incident. Investigators had already established through license-plate readers and location data that Jonathan had visited the route at least twice in the days before his father’s death. He reportedly wanted to familiarize himself with the path before taking his father there.
In her statement at the Martorell police station, the woman said the therapist’s instructions were clear: the goal was to place both men in a situation that would push their limits. She described how Jonathan was supposed to be brought “to the edge of a precipice” to provoke an intense emotional response. The witness, who had previously worked with Lüderwaldt on cases involving foreign clients, said she was concerned authorities might misinterpret her involvement. She came forward after learning that investigators were considering whether a third party had been involved.
She gave police text messages and audio files exchanged with the therapist that documented the excursion’s planning. The inquiry, overseen by investigating judge Raquel Nieto, is examining whether the fall was accidental or involved another person. A mountain-police assessment has been described as inconclusive on third-party involvement. Prosecutor Teresa Yoldi’s reported position is that the death was a homicide potentially linked to disagreements between father and son over inheritance; the defense argues the fall may have been accidental.
The defense lawyers, Cristóbal Martell and Sebastián de Juan, have put forward medical material concerning Andic’s bilateral knee osteoarthritis and treatment. They argue that deterioration in his knees could have contributed to an accidental fall, making his physical condition a impressive issue in the competing explanations. Reports say the Mossos and the court had previously considered Andic to be in good physical condition, while the court has sought further evidence about his health.
Judge Nieto has summoned up to 33 witnesses for nine hearings scheduled from 26 October to 23 November 2026. The witnesses were requested by both Jonathan’s defense and the Public Prosecutor’s Office, and their evidence is part of the investigative stage at which the court will assess whether the case should proceed to trial. Among those called are two associates of Lüderwaldt, identified in reporting as José Marti Otin and Johanes Bechman; reports also spell the latter’s name Bechmann. Their connection to the reported therapeutic-confrontation theory is relevant to the inquiry, but they have not been identified as witnesses to the fatal fall.
Also scheduled to testify on 26 October is Francisco Estructura, a private investigator who prepared a report on Andic’s fall and has publicly criticized the Mossos investigation. His evidence will be considered alongside the official investigative record and other testimony. The proceedings remain at the investigative stage, and no decision to send Jonathan Andic to trial has been made.
The secrecy of the proceedings was lifted on May 19, following Jonathan Andic’s arrest, and the investigation has since expanded to include additional witness statements. The case has drawn impressive attention in Catalonia because of the Andic family’s prominence and the unusual circumstances surrounding the therapy and fatal outcome. Catalan police have recently handled other high-profile investigations, including the violent death of a woman in Soses, Lleida, which also required careful examination of witness testimony and forensic evidence. Details are available in this report on a separate Mossos d'Esquadra investigation.
Montserrat, a popular destination for hikers and pilgrims, is known for challenging terrain. As the judicial process continues, investigators are seeking to determine whether the fall was accidental or a planned therapeutic exercise gone wrong, with criminal responsibility also at issue. The testimony scheduled for the coming hearings, including evidence about the route and family therapy as well as Andic’s health and the police investigation, will inform the court’s assessment of the competing theories.
