Cinema workers helped him, but he then suffered a heart attackVue Cinemas has been fined £750,000 for safety failings after a man was killed when his head and neck were crushed by a reclining seat. Today the company was fined £750,000 and ordered to pay £135,000 legal costs as they were sentenced at the same court. “When searching for his phone and keys after the film his head became trapped between the footrest and the seat. “With push only, once the customer gets off the seat, the actuator simply reacts and the footrest falls back. Image: SWNS) SWNS)“Although there is evidence other cinemas received the upgraded conversion kit Vue said they never received them.

Source: Daily Mirror July 20, 2021 15:52 UTC