New witness links Andic family therapy to fatal hike preparation

A British interpreter has testified that she helped Jonathan Andic prepare a hiking route in Collbató a week before his father, Isak Andic, founder of Mango, fell to his death, as part of a controversial 'confrontation therapy' that included instructions to seek an 'extreme' situation near a precipice Source: ABC, La Vanguardia.

The new testimony

The interpreter, who collaborated with family therapist Julia Lüderwaldt, declared to Mossos d'Esquadra on June 29 and July 6 that she accompanied Jonathan to the Cuevas de Salitre trail on December 7, 2024. She stated the therapist asked her to find a route for a 'confrontation therapy' session and that Jonathan never mentioned his father would join him Source: El Periódico, Infobae.

• The testigo said Jonathan was instructed to put himself 'on the edge of a precipice' during the session Source: La Vanguardia.
• She handed over messages with Lüderwaldt, including one where the therapist wrote after Isak's death: 'I'd better not know, lest I be next' Source: La Vanguardia.

Therapeutic context

Lüderwaldt's therapy, which the defense says aimed to improve the father-son relationship, involved the metaphor of 'killing the father' to help Jonathan break emotional ties Source: El Mundo, El Confidencial. The defense says Jonathan's earlier message to his father—that he wouldn't be surprised if his father thought him capable of killing him—was part of this work Source: Infobae.

What's next

The judge is expected to summon the new witness for a formal court appearance in September, while Mossos prepare an updated report on the case. Jonathan Andic, arrested in May and released on €1 million bail, remains under investigation for homicide Source: ABC, Euronews.