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

The deceased, a Syrian woman and her daughter, who had been unaccounted for for several months, were uncovered on the end of last week. The cooling units were placed behind a false wall in the apartment, located in the city of Innsbruck.

Two men, a Austrian man, 55 and his 53-year-old brother, were detained in June. The elder brother, a work associate of the Syrian woman, informed law enforcement last week that there had been an unfortunate event—but disputed homicide.

Addressing journalists earlier, a spokesman for the legal authorities stated the two suspects were being detained on "strong suspicion of murder".

Personal details of those concerned have not been disclosed by police, in following national regulations.

Their going missing was initially flagged by the woman's cousin, who resides in Germany, on July 25, 2024.

Investigators stated the 55-year-old suspect told them at the time she had taken an prolonged visit with her child to visit her parents in the nation of Turkey.

The victim's bank card was then discovered to be utilized abroad repeatedly.

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

Someone also reported overhearing a disturbing sound in the dwelling, and screams of "mama" on the occasion the mother and child were thought to have disappeared.

A wider criminal probe was launched, with investigators discovering several texts originating from the woman's phone—including a notice of quitting to her company and messages to the 55-year-old suspect.

Authorities stated a four-figure sum was also moved to the individual.

A senior police official stated to the press on that day that a rented space had been rented out before the mother and child went missing and a cooling unit had been installed within.

The brothers removed the freezer from the facility on the date the woman and her child disappeared, she said. And a week later, they acquired a second unit.

Authorities say they think this suggests the demise were premeditated.

"How they died was not identifiable due to the state of decomposition of the remains," Tersch commented.

A legal representative—representing the state—stated the precise timeline is yet to be determined, but the victims were expertly concealed and went unnoticed during a earlier inspection.

Although the suspects were taken into custody in the summer, it was only on 12 November that the elder brother confessed to an occurrence and to storing the victims. He rejects any murderous intent, officials stated.

At the same time, his 53-year-old sibling acknowledged a attempt to hide evidence but disputed involvement in a homicide.

The two suspects are at this time in custody awaiting trial in prisons in separate locations, approximately 189 kilometers away from each other.

Through a combined announcement, Austria's Minister for Women and Justice Minister declared the "reported homicide of mother and child... constitutes the swift and cruel conclusion of a mother and child and uncovers a brutal scheme".

"Female individuals are being killed due to the simple reality that they are of the female gender," they continued.

"Murders of women are a profoundly embedded and issue affecting all of society that we must fight resolutely."