Magistrate Stella Stuthridge described the incident in Weeks Crescent on March 30 as “outrageous behaviour”.

She made the comment as Charmaine Jane Forbes, 40, fronted Wodonga court for her role in the violent altercation.

Forbes had ran out of her Skitch Street home towards the victim’s Holden Commodore about 1.15pm.

The victim had been driving from the Birallee shopping centre and was forced to swerve around Forbes, who was standing in the middle of the road.

The court heard her then-partner had armed himself with a knife on a pole and a hammer, which he stuffed down his pants.

A witness saw the man run towards the victim with the makeshift weapon and chase the victim around.

Forbes got to the scene with her daughter and yelled abuse at the victim as he was assaulted.

Her partner allegedly threw the hammer at the victim, hitting him in the torso, before Forbes picked it up and threw it at the victim, again hitting him.

Both fled the scene. 

While the police were at Weeks Crescent, Forbes smashed the victim’s car with a different hammer.

She had gone to her home to grab the tool, smashed up the windscreen and back window, before returning back to her house. 

Police recognised her outside the property, having received a description from a witness. 

The court heard the incident had stemmed from from a prior incident where the victim had assaulted Forbes’ partner.

Forbes broke up with the man shortly after the incident.

Ms Stuthridge said if the hammer had hit the man in the head, it could have ended in the higher county or supreme courts.

“It’s just outrageously dangerous behaviour,” she said.

The victim only received minor lacerations, cuts and red marks to his torso, lower back and left hand despite the weapons being involved. 

Ms Stuthridge ordered Forbes pay $500 to the man for the damage caused to his vehicle. 

She also convicted her and fined her $1000, which can be converted into community work. 

“It's outrageous behaviour,” she said. 

“It's so dangerous.”