I can't see how anyone's life is improved by seeing the range of degenerative pictures

Andrew Coulson

And he warned parents to be more aware of "unsuitable material" to which their children may have access.

His daughter fainted and hit her head on the pavement after being shown a copy of the FHM supplement Carnival of the Grotesque, which is also available online.

The Ripon Grammar School pupil died from a fractured skull and brain injuries on 27 April.

Shock value

Mr Coulson, of Sharow, near Ripon, said the "graphic material" in the supplement would have been published simply to shock its readers.

He said: "My wife and I both have concerns the material was put together in that supplement of that magazine purely with the intention of shocking people who wanted to be shocked.

"I am sure when the editorial staff put it together they put it together for commercial and circulatory reasons.

Odette was a pupil at Ripon Grammar School

"I can't see how anyone's life is improved by seeing the range of degenerative pictures."

But he said he had not made a complaint to Emap, the publishers of FHM, because they would not have deliberately produced the supplement to cause harm.

He said: "It was also not produced with the intention of being shown at schools."

Mr Coulson urged other parents to be more aware of what their children were exposed to in magazines and on the internet.

He said: "I strongly believe that a lot of parents have no idea what their children access on the internet."

'Immensely saddened'

Odette, a talented musician and artist, was said to be "squeamish" and would have been upset by the pictures.

Mr Coulson said: "The only time she had ever fainted before was in a biology lesson associated with dissection."

North Yorkshire coroner John Sleightholme recorded a verdict of accidental death at the inquest.

But he said he could not rule out the possibility that the sight of the images had contributed to Odette's death.

A spokesman for FHM said: "We are immensely saddened by Odette's death and extend our deepest sympathies to her family following this most tragic accident.

"We are constantly reviewing the content of FHM within the context of the magazine's target audience - which certainly does not include either 14-year-old girls or boys."

Two years ago the magazine caused controversy when it published a free student guide giving instructions on the best way to commit suicide.

The magazine said the guide was a "sarcastic" piece which was meant to show the futility of suicide.