A guy can't even enjoy his well earned new status as a baptized Brother without people spoiling it by bringing up his past. The spirit appointed elders would not have allowed the baptism if he really didn't repent of his former violent brutality. After all, it's not like he has kept practicing his sinful ways since repenting. Of course he can't get loose so we don't know if he would choose to repeat his bad behavior.
No matter what a person does, even if they were killing prostitutes which of course a person shouldn't do because it's considered wrong in today's society, if they repent and begin spreading WT truths, Jehovah will overlook and forgive.
Naturally Jehovah can't forgive someone who talks to their disfellowshipped children or parents, or someone who smokes a cigarette, or who has sex before marriage. But this guy didn't do anything like THAT, come on!
Marina