A woman was caught red-handed stuffing a packet of flat mushrooms surreptitiously into her trousers in eastern China.

The CCTV footage was filmed in the city of Nanjing in Jiangsu Province on June 29.

As the woman attempted to make her exit, the market owner halted her with a dose of public humiliation, wryly inquiring whether she was "expecting a baby", alluding to the strange bulge under her clothing. Embarrassed, the woman could only repeatedly mutter her apologies.

The market owner explained, with a tone of disapproval, that as an adult, the woman should clearly distinguish between right and wrong. Stealing is a moral failing, and such behaviour must not be allowed to go unchecked.

In a turn of justice, the market owner demanded payment for the purloined mushrooms before allowing the embarrassed woman to leave the premises.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

6月29日，江苏南京虹桥菜场，一位女子乘人不注意，将一包平菇偷偷藏进了裤子内。没想到这一幕早已被老板娘觉察到，在女子结账时，当场把她揭穿，并讽刺她是怀孕了吗，女子连连说“不好意思”。老板娘介绍，作为一个成年人，应该有是否对错的概念了，偷东西就是品质有问题，所以必须揭穿她。最后，老板娘让女子支付了所偷平菇的钱，才让女子离开。