A Christchurch mother who woke up to find an unknown man in her young child’s bedroom in the middle of the night says she “never thought something like this would happen to us”. 

Police were called to the Wigram property about 12.40am on Sunday after the man was allegedly discovered in the 2-year-old’s room.

The man was taken into custody and received medical attention, police said. No charges had been laid yet, but the police investigation was ongoing.

The child’s mother took to social media to describe the incident.

The couple were woken by a noise in the middle of the night and found the man in their child’s bedroom, she said.

Her husband confronted the man while she grabbed the child.

“I’m thankful my partner dragged him out to the hallway and got him down on the ground so I could grab my son and call the police,” she said.

Her husband waited with the man for police to arrive.

She said it was “very scary” and “traumatic” to find the man in her child’s bedroom.

“I never thought something like this would happen to us,” she wrote.

“It has been a very scary, traumatic lesson.”

The couple were thankful they woke up when they did, and say the family will be boosting their home security measures with cameras and alarms.

-Allied Media