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The remains of a mother aged 34 and her young daughter, 10 have been located inside freezing appliances in an flat in western Austria.

The deceased, a Syrian woman and her child, who had been missing for several months, were uncovered on the end of last week. The freezers were concealed behind a false wall in the dwelling, located in the city of Innsbruck.

Two individuals, a Austrian man, 55 and his 53-year-old brother, were detained in the month of June. The elder brother, a colleague of the female victim, stated to police last week that there had been an incident—but denied murder.

Addressing journalists recently, a official for the state prosecutor stated the two suspects were being detained on "serious suspicion of intentional killing".

The names of those concerned have been withheld by law enforcement, in accordance with local legislation.

Their going missing was originally brought to light by the female victim's relative, who lives in Germany, on July 25, 2024.

Police said the woman's colleague claimed at the time she had gone on an long journey with her child to travel to her relatives in the nation of Turkey.

Her bank card was then discovered to be utilized abroad repeatedly.

But when investigators searched the woman's home, her mobile phone was discovered.

A witness also claimed overhearing a commotion in the flat, and shouts of "mama" on the day the pair were thought to have disappeared.

A wider criminal probe was started, with investigators discovering various messages originating from the victim's mobile—including a job termination message to her company and texts to the male colleague.

Law enforcement stated a four-figure sum was also sent to the suspect.

The head of the State Criminal Police Office stated to reporters on recently that a storage unit had been leased before the victims' disappearance and a cooling unit had been installed within.

The brothers took out the freezer from the unit on the very day the victims went missing, Tersch said. And a week later, they acquired a second unit.

Authorities state they think this points to the fatalities were intentionally orchestrated.

"The reason for their demise remains unclear due to the advanced decay of the bodies," the official stated.

The prosecutor's spokesman—representing the state—said the precise timeline is not yet known, but the victims were expertly concealed and went unnoticed during a earlier inspection.

Although the suspects were arrested in the summer, it was not until the 12th of November that the suspect confessed to an occurrence and to concealing the remains. He rejects any plan to cause death, authorities said.

At the same time, his brother admitted to a concealment but disputed knowledge of a murder.

The pair are presently in custody awaiting trial in jails in two Austrian cities, situated at a distance.

In a joint statement, Austria's Minister for Women and Justice Minister said the "suspected killing of two... represents the sudden and brutal end of a mother and child and exposes a brutal scheme".

"Female individuals are being murdered due to the mere fact that they are women and girls," they added.

"Femicides are a strongly established and society-wide problem that we must combat firmly."