An early morning stabbing in Dartmouth has sent a young man to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Just before 3 a.m., police responded to the back of a building in the 100 block of Main Street.

The 23-year-old victim was with a group of friends when he got in a dispute with another man.

A fight broke out and he was stabbed in the arm.

The suspect took off towards Lakecrest Drive.

The attacker is described as a white man, 35 to 45 years old, about 5’9, heavy set with a beard.