A WOMAN in Chile killed her partner before dismembering his body and cooking the remains after she accused him of stealing $10,000 from her, local media reported Monday.

Roxana Valdes, 39, shot dead Carlos Ramirez after a violent argument at their home in Molina, about 200 kilometres (120 miles) south of Santiago.

In an attempt to conceal the killing, she chopped up her partner's body and cooked the pieces in a pot before dumping the remains in rubbish bags at a public landfill in Molina, authorities said.

Valdes admitted the killing to police after being questioned on Monday, prosecutor Marcelo Garrido said.

POLICIAL: Una mujer identificada como Roxana Valdés, de 39 años. quedó... http://t.co/eSnvSh7gn8 pic.twitter.com/bDWeLpvx2S — Radio Intima (@RadioIntima) April 7, 2014

Molina: comienza control de detención de Roxana Valdés quien asesinó a su esposo y luego corto sus extremidades pic.twitter.com/cAKxnnoI4q — FISCALIA MAULE (@FiscaliaMaule) April 7, 2014