WITHIN weeks of being released from a jail sentence, a homeless Isle of Wight man faces the prospect of going back inside after he slapped the face of a female friend who gave him a roof over his head and hurled a traffic cone through her window. Brandon Atkins, 21, of no fixed address, admitted assaulting Samantha Ellis by beating, causing criminal damage to her window and car and gaining entry to her property using violence, in East Cowes, on June 26. Police were called out at 11.45pm after Atkins and Miss Ellis were seen arguing outside a shop — an incident which turned to violence.