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Man charged with 2nd-degree murder in Brampton stabbing: police

A man has been charged in connection witha stabbing inside a Brampton apartment building Wednesday left one man dead.

Anyone with information on incident asked to contact Peel investigators

Police in Baycliffe Crescent and Crossbill road
Peel police have arrested and charged a 49-year-old man with second-degree murder after a fatal stabbing Wednesday. (Paul Smith/CBC)

A man has been charged in connection witha stabbing inside a Brampton apartment building Wednesday that left one man dead.

In a news release Saturday, Peel Regional Police said they were called to an apartment complexnear Bovaird Drive and Creditview Road, just after 8:30 a.m.for reports of an altercation between two men.

When officers arrived, they found a man who had been fatally stabbed. At the time, police said a male suspect fled the scene.

A 49-year-old man of no fixed address was arrested on Friday and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the incident.

Police previously said they believe there is no threat to the community.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact investigators.