Catherine McCracken told of the moment she woke to find a stranger standing over her six-year-old daughter in the bed she was sharing with her two young daughters. Ms McCracken chased the man out of her house in the early hours of Saturday morning. She told how her daughter said the man had rubbed her hair in a circular motion before trying to lift her for her back and her arm. The man was also wearing gloves and holding a knife during the attempted abduction during the middle of the night in Craigavon, northern Ireland. Ms McCracken, 32, told Belfast Live: "My daughter told me that a man rubbed her hair in a circular motion and her arm. "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.'" Ms McCracken said she had noticed a man with no shoes on "tip toe" past her but she thought it was her partner leaving for a cigarette. Police Service of Northern Ireland have launched an investigation and have released a description of the man. A 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." All rights reserved for this news site express.co.uk and under his responsibility