Shock acquittal for elderly mobster in America

An 80-year-old mobster grinned as he walked out of a US courthouse following his surprising acquittal on charges he helped plan a 1978 heist retold in the Mafia film Goodfellas.

Vincent Asaro walked free after a jury reached the verdict at a Brooklyn racketeering trial.

He told reporters: “I was shocked, I was really shocked. I’ve got two years in, and I’m dying to get home.”