Thieves steal Evri parcel left for family behind their garden gate in west London in broad daylight 

A family missing a parcel they were told had been delivered were astonished to their doorbell camera and find video footage capturing two thieves brazenly taking it from behind their garden gate.

The victims, an American family living in fashionable Holland Park, west London, were expecting a delivery by courier firm Evri of two pairs of pyjamas from Victoria’s Secret – when they found they had been taken by a blonde woman from their front garden.

The family have not reported the matter to police – and shared the video with MailOnline in the hope of identifying the alleged thieves.

The home owner said: ‘When we found that we’d captured it on video we couldn’t believe how brazen they had been – they just took the parcel in broad daylight while other people were walking past.’

The incident happened last Friday in the late afternoon. A courier arrived at the house but, unable to open the locked gate, simply threw it a short distance beyond the gate where it was plainly visible to passers by.

The woman initially attempts to reach the parcel by hand but it seems to be out of reach

She then improvises by putting her leg through the bars to drag it with her foot towards her

It was just a few minutes later that the woman appeared on the camera.

The US businessman said: ‘My daughters had ordered these pyjamas that were showing as having been delivered but no one had seen them so we thought we’d check the footage.

‘It shows the parcel being dropped off. And very quickly the woman appears. I suspect they were watching the delivery as it happens so quickly. The courier could probably have thrown it a bit further to make it impossible to reach but even so they still had to work hard to get it up and over the gate.’

The film shows a woman who has dark roots showing through bleached blond hair and is wearing a fur-trimmed parka coat, skinny jeans and boots. She initially attempts to reach the parcel by hand but it’s too far away so she then improvises by putting her leg through the bars to drag it with her foot towards her.

She is then assisted by an apparent accomplice, a balding man in a quilted jacket, who assists her getting it over the gate before they both disappear with the parcel.

The man said: ‘At one point a jogger goes right past them and looks suspicious but they don’t seem to care about being seen, just on taking the parcel. It’s the most extraordinary thing.’

The Met Police and Evri have been contacted for comment.

The film shows a woman who has dark roots showing through bleached blond hair and is wearing a fur-trimmed parka coat, skinny jeans and boots

She is then assisted by an apparent accomplice, a balding man in a quilted jacket, who assists her getting it over the gate before they both disappear with the parcel