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The deceased of a 34-year-old woman and her young daughter, 10 have been discovered inside freezers in an flat in western Austria.

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

Two men, a 55-year-old Austrian and his 53-year-old brother, were detained in the month of June. The elder brother, a colleague of the Syrian woman, informed police last week that there had been an incident—but disputed homicide.

Speaking to journalists recently, a official for the legal authorities announced the brothers were being detained on "strong suspicion of homicide".

The identities of those implicated have not been released by police, in following Austrian law.

Their going missing was first reported by the woman's cousin, who is based in Germany, on July 25, 2024.

Police stated the male associate informed them at the time she had taken an long journey with her daughter to travel to her relatives in the nation of Turkey.

The victim's bank card was then discovered to be utilized overseas several times.

But when police examined the mother's apartment, her cellphone was found.

Someone also stated overhearing a disturbing sound in the apartment, and screams of "mother" on the date the pair were believed to have vanished.

A broader criminal probe was initiated, with authorities finding multiple communications originating from the victim's mobile—among them a resignation letter to her company and texts to the 55-year-old suspect.

Authorities confirmed a four-figure sum was also moved to the suspect.

Katja Tersch stated to the press on that day that a storage unit had been leased before the mother and child went missing and a freezing appliance had been placed there.

The brothers took out the appliance from the facility on the day the woman and her child went missing, the official revealed. And a seven days after, they purchased a second unit.

Investigators believe they consider this points to the demise were premeditated.

"The reason for their demise was not identifiable due to the condition of the remains," the official said.

The prosecutor's spokesman—from the legal authorities—stated the exact sequence of events is yet to be determined, but the remains were professionally hidden and not discovered during a earlier inspection.

While the brothers were detained in June, it was not until November 12 that the 55-year-old admitted to an incident and to hiding the bodies. He denies any murderous intent, authorities stated.

In a related development, his 53-year-old sibling acknowledged a concealment but disputed involvement in a murder.

The two suspects are at this time in custody awaiting trial in prisons in Innsbruck and Salzburg, around 117 miles (189km) apart.

Via a shared communication, Austria's Minister for Women and the top legal representative declared the "alleged double murder... constitutes the sudden and brutal end of two human lives and exposes a cruel system".

"Women and girls are falling victim to homicide due to the simple reality that they are of the female gender," they added.

"Murders of women are a deeply rooted and widespread concern that we must address decisively."