On Thursday,Eckersley was jailed for 18 years,to serve 14 years before he is eligible for parole,in a ruling that angered Ms Harris'family. Her mother screamed abuse at Eckersley as he was led from the Supreme Court dock.
"You bastard! You are nothing but a mongrel. This is bullshit,"the woman yelled.
A man also yelled at Eckersley and Ms Harris'mother continued calling out to the killer outside the court room as he was led towards the cells.
Judge Justice John Champion said Ms Harris,a 36-year-old child care worker,was a loving partner who was trying to get help for Eckersley's mental-health problems in the days before he killed her. The couple were together for 17 years.
"This was a brutal killing,"Justice Champion told the 40-year-old.
"Having committed this awful crime,you did not then help ... but acted to destroy her body and the scene by attempting to burn down your home with her body in it."
But Justice Champion found Eckersley's moral culpability was significantly reduced because he was in an acute,medication-induced psychotic state.