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Man arrested after victim stabbed several times in Brampton: police

A Peel Regional Police cruiser at 11 Division in Mississauga. Global News File

A man has been charged after a verbal argument that escalated to a victim being stabbed several times in Brampton, police say.

Peel Regional Police said it happened at around 6:30 p.m. on Friday in the area of Chinguacousy Road and Steeles Avenue West.

The suspect and the victim, who did not know each other, got into a verbal argument and the suspect then stabbed the victim multiple times, police said.

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At the time, police said the victim — a man — was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

On Wednesday, 28-year-old Brampton resident Blake Severin was arrested and charged with aggravated assault.

He was held for a bail hearing and attended court in Brampton.

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