
People are only just finding out why judges break their pen after giving death sentence
The practice of judge's breaking their pen nibs dates back to the early 16th to the mid-18th century.
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Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.