This package thief was punished for her crime while she was in the middle of committing it - but instant karma didn't deter her from nicking the goods.

Home security footage shows a woman trying to steal several boxes from a porch in Snohomish County, Washington.

A UPS delivery man drops off three parcels at the side door of the property before driving off.

Home security footage shows a woman trying to steal several boxes from a porch in Snohomish County, Washington. But she slips and suffers a gruesome leg break as she tries to make a run for it with the goods

The brazen thief then spies an opportunity when she drives past and sees the unattended parcels at the doorstep

The brazen thief then spies an opportunity when she drives past and sees the unattended parcels at the doorstep.

Her car circles back before she jumps out and runs over the garden to grab the goods.

But as the woman ran back to the getaway vehicle she slipped on wet grass and suffers a gruesome leg break.

A UPS delivery man drops off three parcels at the side door of the property before driving off

Her accomplice sees the downed woman and carries the package thief to the car then goes back for the boxes.

Lizeth Ababneh caught the theft on her RING and Nest security system. She said she found the video comical, but the boxes contained medication for her husband.

The Snohomish County Sheriff's office has opened up an investigation into the theft.

The thieves reportedly hit a neighbour's house too during their stealing spree.