A teenager who bound a vulnerable woman with tape and punched her in the face did not show up to court because he was attending Recruit Camp at the Regiment.Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons issued an arrest warrant for William Smith when he failed to turn up on Friday, but said she hoped it would not get him into trouble with the Regiment.Smith committed the crime against the mentally challenged woman nearly three years ago. Now aged 19, he was just 16 when he tricked his way into the 53-year-old’s home in Alexandra Road, Devonshire, in March 2009.Supreme Court has heard he bound her ankles and pulled a cloth over her eyes before striking her twice in the face, causing swelling and small cuts. Smith, also of Alexandra Road, pleaded guilty in December, 2010 but has been on bail awaiting sentencing as the court considered reports about his own mental health.His lawyer Elizabeth Christopher has suggested the best way of sentencing him would be to place him on a community-based treatment programme to address concerns raised by psychiatrists.Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons adjourned the case earlier this month so the appropriate treatment can be found, after noting it doesn’t exist in Westgate and could prove expensive.She suggested that she may end up meting out a suspended sentence so he can be treated in the community and bailed Smith until the next hearing. Although that was slated for yesterday morning, Smith did not arrive at court.When Ms Christopher explained he was at Recruit Camp, Mrs Justice Simmons said she had to issue a warrant, and the Regiment Commander must be served with an order to produce him to the court.However, the judge expressed concern that this should not get Smith into trouble with the Regiment and said she did not want him to miss out on his Regiment training. A new date for the sentencing is yet to be fixed.Asked last night if Smith had been arrested yet, Captain Kenji Bean of the Bermuda Regiment’s Training Company said he knew nothing of the court order.