UK mum found stranger in home talking to toddler at 4am

A Manchester woman was left shaken after she woke up to find an intruder holding her 2-year-old on Boxing Day morning.

The unnamed mother called police to her house shortly after 4am, telling them she found the unidentified woman sitting on the stairs in her home and holding her toddler. 

Police arrested the woman and charged her with attempted abduction.

The mother took to her Facebook page to share a warning to other parents.

In the now deleted post, obtained by Metro.uk, she wrote, "4am this morning I woke up to a woman on my stairs with my 2-year-old son trying to kidnap him while me and [partner] slept in the next room."

The mother continued to share her location and encouraged her followers to spread the word. "I’m lucky I woke up or I wouldn’t have my little love. Please everyone be careful Christmas night, make sure all doors and windows are locked," she added.

Manchester police are yet to reveal a motive behind the act.