Ateeq Rafiq, 24, was at the Vue Cinema in Star City, Birmingham with his wife
At the end of the film he tried to locate his car keys and mobile phone handset
When he stuck his head under the footrest the seat crushed him for 15 minutes
Vue admitted health and safety breaches and will be sentenced on July 20
Vue admits health and safety charges after cinema-goer died when seat crushed him at Star City
Vue Cinemas has admitted two health and safety breaches after a customer died at Star City when he became trapped and was crushed under one of their chairs
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image captionAteeq Rafiq died after becoming trapped under a Gold Class chair at Vue cinema, based at Star City in Birmingham
The Vue cinema chain has admitted two health and safety charges over the death of a man crushed under a motorised footrest.
Ateeq Rafiq, 24, died after he got his head stuck under a seat while searching for his keys at Birmingham s Star City cinema in March 2018.
Vue Entertainment Ltd pleaded guilty to failing to carry out an adequate risk assessment and failing to ensure the safety of visitors to the cinema.
Sentencing was adjourned until 20 July.