Terrified mother tells of her horror as knifeman sneaks into family home and tries to abduct her daughter, six

• Catherine McCracken chased man from her home who tried to take daughter
• The incident took place at the family home in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
• Police are investigating and have released a description of the suspect 

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A terrified mother has spoken of her horror after a man snuck into the family home and tried to abduct her daughter.

Catherine McCracken, chased a man out of her home who tried to take the six-year-old in the early hours of Saturday morning.

It wasn’t until the next morning that her daughter told her the disturbing details of the incident, which took place in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

She told Belfast Live:  ‘My daughter told me that a man rubbed her hair in a circular motion and her arm.

Catherine McCracken, chased a man out of her home who tried to take the six-year-old in the early hours of Saturday morning. Pictured: stock photo

‘And when he tried to lift her from her back and arm she noticed a handled knife black and white and said he had black gloves that looked like daddy’s gloves but she knew it wasn’t her daddy and he said to her ‘come with me.’

The young mother said she noticed someone tip-toe past her, but thought it was her partner heading outside for a cigarette. 

But, after thinking about it further she became concerned and went in to see her daughter.

She said: ‘I got very frightened at this point I did not want to open my eyes but knew I had to.

‘As I looked up I saw a man stand over my child and he had his hands down beside her. I said ‘who are you’ and he did not move.

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‘I shouted again in a louder voice ‘who are you’ he moved towards me and I screamed for my partner Paul. 

‘He made out my bedroom door very quick when I went to chase after him from the bedroom he was already pulling at my front door in a panic.

The incident has left her family scared and they no longer feel safe in their own home.

The police are investigating the incident.

A PSNI spokesman said: ‘Police in Craigavon are investigating a report that a female resident in the Drumbeg area awoke at around 2.30am on Saturday morning, 30 March, to find an unknown male inside her bedroom

‘Enquiries are now underway to establish exactly what has happened and to locate the male involved.

‘Please contact police if you were in the area during the early hours of Saturday morning and saw a man described as in his 20s with a shaved head, wearing jeans and a cream top.

‘This would be a petrifying ordeal for anyone, but more so for a parent with children to protect.

‘Someone out there must have seen something. There is a mum out there who will no doubt lie awake tonight worrying. Help us keep her safe. Help us find out who is responsible.’

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