Wrongfully convicted New York man Richard Rosario freed after 20 years

Bronx man, who had 13 alibi witnesses, awarded $5m after conviction for fatal shooting of George Collazo in 1996 overturned

A man who served 20 years in prison on a wrongful conviction, despite having 13 alibi witnesses, was awarded $5m by a jury in a federal court in New York on Thursday.

Richard Rosario was convicted in 1998 for the fatal shooting of George Collazo in 1996 in the Bronx. However Rosario claimed he was in Florida at the time, and had 13 alibi witnesses for his defense.