Video footage show an eel being killed by a man with a hammer outside Christchurch's Antigua Boat sheds. Two people have been filmed bashing an eel to death with a hammer in Christchurch. Neil Cromwell/Supplied Photos show an eel being killed by a man with a hammer outside Christchurch's Antigua Boat Sheds. A spokesman for the Antigua Boat Sheds was unaware of the incident before but said it had happened "a few times" over the past two years. Longfin eels have a lifespan of up to a century, and only breed once, at the end of their lives.

Source: Stuff July 09, 2019 03:22 UTC