I'm local. Posts have appeared on local Facebook groups warning women to keep away from him. Many of the comments make it clear - humourously and otherwise - that he doesn't exactly look approachable. It hardly seems likely that this was what provoked the violence.
One person stated in comments that it was the police's job to keep him away from us, not the other way around.
I have mixed feelings on this. It's good that they're publicising that he poses a threat, but given that he has a history of breaching similar orders, locking him up would be more reassuring.
I feel particularly uncomfortable for women working in public facing roles who will have to deal with him in the course of their jobs. They've literally been warned to avoid him, but they can't.