Elizabeth Hixon claims she wanted to care for the child

AN OHIO mom woke in the night to a creepy nightmare — a stranger was inside her house soaping up her toddler for a bath!

“I see a white female lady bent over the tub with my 2-year-old in the tub,” recalls a horrified Areica Hill of Columbus.

Hill said she was rousted from her sleep by the barking of the family dog and sprang into action, with her boyfriend holding the bathing-obsessed woman down while Hill snatched her unharmed son back to safety!

Cops arrived and arrested 22-year-old Elizabeth Hixon on charges of burglary in the sudsy crime.

Hixon filed an affidavit claiming her aim was “to provide care to a juvenile,” but the child’s mom could not forget the disturbing incident.

“I would like to see other charges filed against her,” says Hill.