Po­lice of­fi­cer Vanes­sa Ra­moutar trad­ed her uni­form for a Mrs Claus out­fit this week­end as she brought joy to dozens of chil­dren at the launch of the Movanzi Em­pow­er­ment Youth Club and its first an­nu­al Christ­mas treat.

Ac­com­pa­nied by San­ta Claus and the Grinch, Ra­moutar helped spread Christ­mas cheer in Re­form Vil­lage, Gas­par­il­lo, on Sat­ur­day, dis­trib­ut­ing toys and sweets to scores of ex­cit­ed chil­dren. A TTPS bus even pro­vid­ed free trans­port to some of the chil­dren.

Ra­moutar, who is as­signed to the Mara­bel­la Po­lice Sta­tion, said the youth club was cre­at­ed to pro­vide a safe and sup­port­ive en­vi­ron­ment for chil­dren, par­tic­u­lar­ly those fac­ing chal­lenges such as ne­glect and bul­ly­ing.