Cara Fulmer-Lunnon had expected to be sentenced by now over her unprovoked, cowardly from-behind assault.

But instead, magistrate Rodney Brender ordered the single mum be assessed for her suitability for a community-based order.

It usually takes several weeks for the assessment to take place, so it is no certainty that she will get such an order.

Others facing Albury Local Court in recent months have been found unsuitable, largely because of their inability to perform physical work.

Fulmer-Lunnon recently pleaded guilty to the attack during a previous court appearance.

That involved charges of assaulting police, resisting arrest and using offensive language.

The incident happened on November 5 about 2.30am after police saw several men arguing with a woman in the middle of the Dean and Olive streets intersection in Albury

As police told them all to move on, Fulmer-Lunnon “continued to yell at the other party, attempting to incite violence”.

She was warned about her foul language, to which she told police  “you’re f … ed”.

Soon after she assaulted the officer from behind, throwing a series of punches “in a windmill fashion”.

The officer suffered a suspected broken right hand and a knee cartilage tear.

The sergeant was trying to arrest a co-offender when she was attacked.

The matter was adjourned to Albury court at a later date.

Fulmer-Lunnon carried out a similar unprovoked attack two years ago, at 18, when she punched her ex-partner’s new girlfriend.