A man has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing in Brampton early Saturday morning.

Peel Police say a 20-year-old man from Mississauga, was stabbed at a convention centre in the area of Steeles Avenue East and Airport Road at around 2 a.m. after getting into an altercation involving more than 10 people in a parking lot.

The suspect produced a knife and stabbed the victim several times, according to police. The victim was brought to a trauma centre with serious injuries.

Police executed a search warrant at a Brampton address.

Dilkirat Dhaliwal, 19, of Brampton was arrested on Friday and charged with attempted murder.

He was held for a bail hearing and was to appear in court on Friday.

Osobe Waberi is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto. Follow her on Twitter: @OsobeWaberi

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