Police declare that it cannot be determined if anyone intervened in the fatal fall of Isak Andic

MartorellTo find out how Isak Andic had fallen from a 100-meter ravine in Montserrat, the Mossos d’Esquadra carried out several simulations in the following days. The judge in the case highlights in more than one judicial document that up to ten simulations were carried out at the scene of the events, at the Salnitre caves (Collbató). These reports were made by the Mountain Unit of the Mossos, and this Friday, within the framework of the new round of statements in the case investigating Jonathan Andic for the death of his father, two agents from this unit testified. According to judicial sources, the officers stated that no clear conclusion can be drawn from these fall simulations and that the involvement of third parties cannot be determined either. In fact, these were already the conclusions of their reports and, therefore, they have ratified the work they had done so far.

Another key element of the case is a footprint found at the point where the founder of Mango fell. In her written order to impose a one million euro bail on Jonathan Andic if he did not want to enter provisional prison, the judge from Martorell indicated that the technical observations show “the detail of the starting point of the fall, where a possible slip can be seen”. “The conclusion of the Mossos' Mountain Unit is that in all the simulations carried out [10 were done], the action of rubbing the sole of the deceased’s sneakers needs to be done at least four times to achieve the footprint similar to the one marked on the day of the events”, she states. Therefore, she hinted that the footprint could have been simulated.

The preservation of the footprint

However, Jonathan Andic's defense team has always stressed that there is no solid evidence to conclude that the footprint belonged to Isak Andic. The defense maintains that the area was neither cordoned off nor officially isolated and that, therefore, the evidence could have been contaminated. This was also a key question to ask the agents of the Mountain Unit. According to judicial sources, the agents have testified that the age of this footprint cannot be clearly determined; just as their police report stated: "It cannot be determined if this slip was already made prior to the fall".

Police sources close to the case confirm that at no time can they conclude that the footprint was Isak Andic's, even though the judge includes it in her document. In the same way, the same sources point out, it cannot be ruled out that Jonathan Andic made it to simulate the fall given the available evidence. Looking ahead to a future trial, and this will become evident again this Friday, it will be difficult to determine if the footprint was the businessman's. For this reason, both the judge and the Mossos approach this case as a set of indications, without solid and conclusive proof.

The chauffeur and the climber

This Friday, two more people have also testified: J.A.C., Isak Andic's driver, and a climber who was on the mountain that same day. The driver had already testified before the magistrate on December 30th of last year and is one of the people in the Andic circle –like Isak's secretary or his sisters– who said the relationship was good, despite the therapy both were undergoing and some heated messages that investigators have found.

In the case of the climber, according to judicial sources, the man testified that he did not hear or see anything linked to the fall, that they simply collected his details when he came down because he was near the scene of the incident.

After another day of testimonies this Friday, there will be a new session on Monday, in this case with employees of the Andic family and also the notary of the founder of Mango.