The teenager who fatally stabbed teacher Ann Maguire in a school classroom can now be named as Will Cornick.
The killer was 15 years old when he attacked the 61-year-old woman, as she taught a class at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds in April.
Cornick, now aged 16, has admitted murder and the judge at Leeds Crown Court Mr Justice Coulson lifted an order banning his identification.
He was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 20 years and was warned he may never be released from prison.
The judge found his pride and lack of remorse over his actions "truly grotesque" and Mrs Maguire's widower Don said the killing was a "monumental act of cowardice and evil".
Cornick was described by a psychiatrist as having a "gross lack of empathy for his victim and a degree of callousness rarely seen in clinical practice".
Those who were present when the popular teacher lay dying after fleeing the attacker said she spoke about her children and the fact she was loved.
At the same time, he calmly sat down at a computer and told fellow pupils: "I stabbed her. Pity she didn't die."
Other students had heard him warn that he was going to attack the Spanish teacher with a knife, but did not take him seriously.
Even when he brandished the 21cm (9in) blade and winked at one classmate, those present may have been mindful of his earlier warning that he would "kill them" if they told.
One schoolboy who witnessed the attack said he remembered sitting "in absolute panic and shock" as the killer repeatedly stabbed Mrs Maguire in the neck and back - even punching her at one point.
She fled and he pursued her, before a female staff member helped her into a workroom and blocked the door.
It was clear to the witnesses that the teenager was pleased with what he had done - the boy even said "good times" to horrified pupils as he returned to the classroom.
The boy chatted to them "as if nothing had happened", telling them: "Everything I've done is fine and dandy."
He remained remorseless as he underwent psychiatric assessment in the wake of the brutal killing.
He discussed having planned the murder for years in advance, saying "The killing was always on my mind since year eight, the thought of homicide, murdering her."
The teenager had even taken a bottle of Jack Daniels into school on the day of the murder with the intention of "celebrating" his actions.
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Gallery: School Community Mourns Teacher - April 2014
Schoolchildren arrive at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Neville Road, Leeds, a day after a teacher was stabbed to death.
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A school staff member grieves outside the school gates.
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Flowers and a picture of Mrs Maguire, who taught Spanish.
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People comfort each other outside the school.
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Monsignor Paul Fisher conducts a mass at Corpus Christi Catholic Church for people to pray and pay their respects to Mrs Maguire. Click through for more images...
"I wasn't in shock, I was happy," he later told a psychiatrist.
"I had a sense of pride. I still do."
As the court heard, the fact the boy's family life "was marked by love and support" made his actions all the more "inexplicable".
Prosecuting barrister Paul Greaney QC said: "The murder was committed in public in front of many young people. The damage to those children remains to be seen but it is not difficult to imagine.
"The court would be entitled to conclude that the defendant derived pleasure from the public nature of the killing.
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Gallery: Tributes To Leeds Teacher After Her Death In April
Pupils, staff and members of the public paid tribute to Spanish teacher Ann Maguire, 61, who was fatally stabbed at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds.
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This message reads: 'R.I.P Mrs Maguire. A wonderful teacher and lady! You will be dearly missed.'
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'Miss Maguire. Such happy memories of you as my teacher and head of year in year 11. I am so pleased I got to be head girl during the time you wear head of year 11.'
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'Mrs Maguire. Such a tragedy and so sad to lose you. You taught me more than 20 years ago. You taught my children too. You will be missed by many and more.'
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'Mrs Maguire. Thank you for everything you did for me, I'll never forget it! You were a true inspiration among the whole of the school community! I hope one day I touch as many hearts as you did.'
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'Your presence we will miss, your memories we will treasure, Mrs Maguire we love you and will think of you forever. All my love to you, your family and friends.'
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'Mrs Maguire you were a wonderful teacher, you will be sadly missed. Lots of love.'
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'Mrs Maguire, RIP. A lovely woman, always had a smile and was a wonderful teacher. A pleasure to have known you.'
"The prosecution does not accept that this defendant's psychiatric make-up affords any mitigation."
And the teenager's state of mind would also appear to make little difference to the many people who loved and admired Ann Maguire, including her husband, Don.
"I can no longer be a dad, I need Ann," he said, in a statement read out to the court.
"Facing the world is very difficult, days are difficult, special days are especially so. There will be no closure, no end. Present and future are but words."
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