One of Singapore’s most famous nightclub mamasans, who survived a brazen shooting in 1994 that left her wheelchair bound for the rest of her life, has died.
Mona Koh, widely known as the “Queen of the Nightclubs” in her heyday, died on July 15 at the age of 80, according to a post by Facebook page Death Kopitiam Singapore.
Koh, a Singaporean of Indonesian descent, started as a club hostess before becoming a mamasan in her 20s. By the early 1980s, she was running her own clubs and had built a formidable reputation in Singapore’s nightlife scene.
Death Kopitiam described her as a “top mamasan” whose services were sought after by businessmen looking to entertain clients. At the peak of her career, she reportedly earned more than $15,000 a month.
Mona Koh when she was 36.
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Shot twice in 1994
Koh was 46 and working at Lido Palace nightclub in the Concorde Hotel when the attempt on her life was made, changing her path forever.
On Oct 15, 1994, at about 7.40pm, she was ambushed while waiting for a lift at Katong People’s Complex, on the site where i12 Katong now stands.
An unidentified gunman shot her twice — once in the face and once in the back.
One bullet lodged near the left side of her nose and was later removed. The other shattered a spinal bone before becoming lodged between her spine and liver, leaving her permanently paralysed from the waist down.
The gunman, described as a slim Chinese man with short hair, a dark complexion and wearing a white long-sleeved shirt, escaped through a nearby exit and was never caught.
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