Man and woman charged with abducting a 7-year-old in Durham

A man and a woman were charged with abducting a child in Durham.

Patricia Blunt, 60, of Wake Forest, and Rodney Allen, 55, of Durham, were each charged in June with one count of child abduction. Blunt and Allen were arrested in different locations in Durham.

According to arrest reports, the pair abducted a 7-year-old from the child's legal guardian, who has the same last name as Rodney Allen. There was no information on the relationship of the child to the parties involved.

WRAL News is working to learn more about the abduction and the status of the child.