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The remains of a 34-year-old woman and her 10-year-old daughter have been located inside freezers in an flat in the western part of Austria.

The deceased, a woman from Syria and her daughter, who had been missing for a number of months, were uncovered on Friday. The cooling units were placed behind a false wall in the flat, situated in the Innsbruck area.

Two individuals, a Austrian man, 55 and his brother aged 53, were detained in June. The 55-year-old, a work associate of the Syrian woman, told authorities last week that there had been an unfortunate event—but rejected homicide.

Addressing the media previously, a representative for the state prosecutor said the pair were being held on "strong suspicion of murder".

The identities of those implicated have been withheld by authorities, in following national regulations.

The vanishing of the mother and child was first reported by the cousin of the mother, who lives in Germany, on 25 July 2024.

Authorities stated the 55-year-old suspect informed them at the time she had embarked on an long journey with her child to see her family in the nation of Turkey.

The mother's debit card was then noted as being active abroad several times.

Yet when investigators examined the woman's home, her mobile phone was found.

An individual also claimed hearing a commotion in the dwelling, and screams of "mama" on the occasion the pair were presumed to have gone missing.

An expanded official inquiry was launched, with officers finding various messages originating from the mother's device—including a resignation letter to her workplace and communications to the male associate.

Law enforcement stated a amount in the thousands was also transferred to the individual.

Katja Tersch told media representatives on that day that a storage facility had been rented out before the victims' disappearance and a freezer had been placed there.

The two suspects extracted the appliance from the storage space on the very day the victims disappeared, Tersch stated. And a shortly afterward, they purchased a second unit.

Officials believe they consider this points to the demise were intentionally orchestrated.

"How they died could not be determined due to the state of decomposition of the victims," she stated.

A legal representative—from the legal authorities—noted the exact sequence of events is not yet known, but the remains were professionally hidden and not discovered during a prior examination.

While the brothers were detained in June, it was only on 12 November that the 55-year-old admitted to an event and to concealing the remains. He denies any murderous intent, officials stated.

Meanwhile, his 53-year-old sibling acknowledged a cover-up but rejected awareness of a murder.

The pair are currently in detention before court proceedings in prisons in two Austrian cities, situated at a distance.

Via a shared communication, the nation's official for women's affairs and Justice Minister declared the "alleged double murder... symbolizes the swift and cruel conclusion of two individuals and reveals a heartless setup".

"Female individuals are being killed due to the mere fact that they are female," they went on to say.

"Murders of women are a profoundly embedded and widespread concern that we must fight resolutely."