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Quito Trip Complicates Jonathan Andic's Case in Father's Death Probe

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Spanish authorities are investigating Jonathan Andic in connection with his father's death, focusing on a trip to Quito, Ecuador.
  • Andic allegedly replaced his phone after claiming it was stolen in Quito, raising suspicions that he destroyed the device to hide evidence.
  • The investigation also examines his claims about changing phones for security reasons and the deletion of WhatsApp messages.

Spanish authorities are scrutinizing Jonathan Andic, heir to the Mango fashion empire, as part of the investigation into his father Isak Andic's death. A recent focus is a trip Andic took to Quito, Ecuador, months after his father's passing.

He was robbed in Quito (Ecuador) on a lightning trip he made back and forth.

· Andic's secretaryDescribing the alleged theft of Jonathan Andic's phone in Quito.

Investigators are particularly interested in Andic's mobile phone. He reportedly replaced his iPhone 14 with an iPhone 16 Pro after claiming the original was stolen during his Quito trip on December 14, 2024. His secretary stated he lost the phone there. However, judicial sources noted that no theft or loss report was filed in Ecuador. Furthermore, the phone in question was never activated in Quito, leading investigators to suspect it never left Spain and was deliberately destroyed to prevent evidence from falling into their hands.

This alleged phone destruction is seen as another piece of evidence against Jonathan Andic. The judge suggests he may have used the trip as a pretext to dispose of the phone. When police seized his new phone in September 2025, Andic provided access codes and appeared cooperative. He also reportedly told his lawyer he would hand over the phone only after a judicial order when arrested this week.

The silence of that phone is another indication to suspect Jonathan and also points to the device never having left Spain and having been deliberately destroyed.

· The judgeCommenting on the suspicious circumstances surrounding the missing phone.

Andic, 45, has denied any connection between his phone change and his father's death, calling it a "habitual" practice for Mango executives due to "security" concerns. However, the investigation revealed that when he transferred data to his new phone, he did not download WhatsApp messages, thereby deleting any conversations before or after his father's death. Friends have mentioned Andic has turned to Judaism with his wife, influencer Paula Nata, following his father's death.

The phone change was a habitual practice among Mango senior executives for security reasons.

· Jonathan AndicExplaining his phone replacement to investigators.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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