Deena Kim (born July 14th 2021) is a Canadian Datalign contractor who was briefly implicated in the assassination of Xu Shaoyong and Yuri Golitsyn when her G6 work terminal was linked to the hacked drone that carried out the attack.
Kim was arrested in London City on September 30th 2049 and held until October 2nd 2049, when the Chinese investigation into the assassination cleared her of any involvement. She was accused of being Adira after the London City Police Service (LCPS) announced her arrest and subsequent release, which has led to increased public scrutiny of her life.
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Early life
Deena Kim was born on July 14th 2021 in Toronto, Canada. She is the oldest of two children born to Jason Kim, a physical therapist, and Michelle Kim, a restaurant manager. Her family moved to Montreal in 2032, when she was ten years old. Kim completed a Bachelor of Science in Major Mathematics and Computer Science at McGill University in 2042 and moved to London City in 2044. After working as a data analyst for several startups, Kim joined Datalign as a customer service representative in 2048.
Connection to Adira
At 13:10 GMT on September 30th 2049, Kim was arrested by the London City Police Service (LCPS) as part of the Chinese investigation into the assassination of Xu Shaoyong and Yuri Golitsyn. She was taken from her home at a residential tower in West Green and transported to the Chinese embassy in Marylebone. On October 2nd 2049, Kim was handed off to the LCPS by a Chinese security team and taken back to her residence at 11:30 GMT.
Though the LCPS did not mention Kim’s name when it announced her arrest and subsequent release, it was pieced together and revealed by internet sleuths when the announcement was linked to eyewitness reports of the police raid at her residence on September 30th 2049. [1] This led to an increased level of public scrutiny and close examinations of Kim’s life following confirmation from the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) that Adira was “the likely culprit” in the assassination. [2] Subsequent to this, a Datalign spokesperson commented that Kim’s account with the company has been terminated and her work terminal confiscated as part of an internal investigation.
On October 2nd 2049, Kim’s father posted that his family is being “flooded with calls and messages by half the internet” as a result of the publicity surrounding Kim. He reported that Kim is “shaken” from her experience and is currently “staying with a friend.”