What to know about Dean Penney's testimony today Dean Penney sat calmly in the witness box as he began his testimony in his first-degree murder trial on Thursday. He's charged in the death of his estranged wife, Jennifer Hillier-Penney, on Nov. 30, 2016. It's up to the jury to decide whether the murder was planned and deliberate. On Thursday, Penney spoke in court about his life in the fishery, and the life he built with his wife, Jennifer Hillier-Penney. Penney, who has pleaded not guilty, also spoke on multiple occasions about how he struggled to grasp why his marriage was falling apart in late 2016. He spoke of how hard he worked to provide for their family. On Nov. 30, 2016, the day his wife died, Penney said he was on a hunting trip at his cabin, about 50 kilometres outside St. Anthony. He said he came back to town once around supper time to get a coffee, and came back again around 11 p.m. to get his duck decoys and see his daughter, Deana.…