Isak Andic, founder of Spanish clothing giant Mango, fell off a cliff while walking with his family in December last year, which attracted worldwide attention. After months of police investigation, there was a major reversal, Moving from accident to suspected murder investigationAnd Andy’s son became the first suspect.。
On the afternoon of December 15 last year, the official blog of fashion brand @ MANGO China posted that MANGO founder Isac Andic died unexpectedly in an accident.According to local media reports, Isaac Andic died while walking with his family when he accidentally fell from a steep canyon about 150 meters high.。
His eldest son, Jonathan Andic, was the only witness at the scene.。Police quickly dispatched helicopters, ambulances and a mountain rescue team to the scene, confirming Andy was dead.
He fell off a cliff while climbing a mountain with his family Only the eldest son was with him when the incident occurredAccording to Red Star News, citing the Spanish National newspaper, 71-year-old Andy loves climbing and walking and is in good health.
The source said he was travelling with his son Jonathan Andich in a “difficult area” at the time of the incident. At about 12:30 on the same day, Jonathan called an emergency call. The Spanish medical emergency system sent a medical helicopter and an ambulance to the scene.
Police said Andic went to the area with several family members andBut only his eldest son, Jonathan, 43, was with him at the time of the accident。 Police have questioned Jonathan to investigate the circumstances of the accident. Sources said that the psychological support team has been appeasing the family members. At the same time, the mountain rescue team of the local police is responsible for removing the remains from the accident site.
Jonathan told police thatHe walked in front of his father at the time and suddenly heard the sound of stones and sandland slipping. After turning his head, he saw his father slipping and tried to grab something around, but eventually fell into a deep valley.。
Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez praised on social mediaAndic"Diligence and business foresight transformed a Spanish brand into a global fashion leader." The president of the Spanish Federation of Business Organizations expressed regret over Andic's death, pointing out that it was a "huge loss for Spanish business."
Is Spain's fifth richest man The company has reached 200 stores in Hong Kong.Isaac Anditch was born on October 1, 1953 in Istanbul, Turkey, to a Sephadi Jewish family, and emigrated with his family to Barcelona in the Spanish Catalan region as a child.
In 1972, Andic entered the textile industry, importing hand-embroidered shirts and clogs from Turkey to sell in boutiques in Barcelona and Madrid.
In 1984, Andic cooperated with his brother Naman to open the first Mango store in Barcelona. The brand name was inspired by his experience of tasting mangoes while traveling in the Philippines. Subsequently,AndicRapidly opened dozens of stores in Spain and abroad, starting with neighboring Portugal and France, all of which wereMangoThe name is Mango.De Vicente, Global Retail Director, said, “Andy’s realization that all stores have the same name and the same brand makes this concept even more powerful.”
Under the management of Andy, Mango quickly grew from a small store to a global fast fashion giant.Currently, the company has 2,800 stores in more than 120 countries and territories, with revenues of €33,3 billion in 2024., the supply chain is dominated by Turkey and China。
据南方都市报报道，早在2002年，Mango就已进入中国，比GAP、H&M、ZARA进军中国的时间早了几年，几乎和优衣库进入中国的时间点重合。巅峰时期的2013年，Mango在中国内地的门店数量达到了200家。不过，到2024年，Mango has only one store in mainland China.
Before his death, Andic was the richest man in Catalonia and the fifth richest man in Spain, with a net asset of about 4.5 billion US dollars (about 32.07 billion yuan) and a total family asset of more than 8 billion euros (about 66.5 billion yuan).He had a low-key personality, avoided media exposure for a long time, and didn't make a public appearance until his later years.
The eldest son's testimony is inconsistent and inconsistent with the scene Father’s relationship is bad.Andich's eldest son, Jonathan, was born in 1981 and is a member of Mango's executive board before being appointed by his father as his successor to the company in 2012. Before Andich died,Conflicted with his son Jonathan due to corporate management and financial differences, Jonathan’s daughter-in-law, Esther Finney, mentioned “bad father-child relationships” in her testimony.。
Police initially regarded the incident as an accident and quickly concluded the case in January. However, the testimony provided by Jonathan was inconsistent, and the incident was inconsistent with the investigation results at the scene of the cliff fall.The investigation was reopened by the police in March.
There was significant progress in the case at the end of September., the police officially listed Jonathan as the main suspect, changing it from an accident to a suspected murder. The police have seized Jonathan's mobile phone and will analyze his mobile phone data and location records, and investigate issues such as father-son financial disputes and inheritance interests.
The case is currently in a strictly confidential stage and is under the responsibility of an investigative court in Barcelona. The Andic family said through a spokesperson that they respect the investigation process and firmly believe in Jonathan's innocence and look forward to clarifying the facts as soon as possible.
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