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The bodies of a mother aged 34 and her young daughter, 10 have been located inside freezing appliances in an residence in the western part of Austria.

The victims, a woman from Syria and her child, who had been unaccounted for for several months, were found on the end of last week. The freezers were hidden behind a drywall partition in the apartment, located in the Innsbruck area.

A pair of males, a Austrian man, 55 and his 53-year-old brother, were detained in the month of June. The older man, a work associate of the Syrian woman, told law enforcement last week that there had been an accident—but rejected intentional killing.

Addressing the media previously, a representative for the state prosecutor said the brothers were being kept in custody on "serious suspicion of intentional killing".

Personal details of those implicated have been withheld by authorities, in accordance with local legislation.

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

Police stated the male associate informed them at the time she had gone on an long journey with her child to see her family in Turkey.

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

However when police examined the victim's residence, her mobile phone was located.

An individual also claimed hearing a loud noise in the apartment, and shouts of "mama" on the date the two were thought to have disappeared.

A broader official inquiry was initiated, with authorities uncovering various messages sent from the victim's mobile—such as a job termination message to her company and messages to the male colleague.

Law enforcement said a four-figure sum was also transferred to the suspect.

A senior police official informed the press on Tuesday that a rented space had been secured before the mother and child went missing and a freezing appliance had been positioned inside.

The two suspects removed the freezer from the unit on the date the mother and daughter vanished, Tersch stated. And a seven days after, they acquired a second unit.

Authorities state they consider this indicates the fatalities were premeditated.

"How they died was not identifiable due to the advanced decay of the victims," she commented.

A legal representative—representing the state—noted the exact sequence of events is not yet known, but the remains were professionally hidden and went unnoticed during a prior examination.

While the brothers were taken into custody in June, it was only on the 12th of November that the suspect confessed to an occurrence and to concealing the remains. He denies any intent to kill, authorities said.

At the same time, his brother admitted to a cover-up but disputed awareness of a homicide.

The brothers are presently in custody awaiting trial in prisons in separate locations, situated at a distance.

Through a combined announcement, the nation's official for women's affairs and the top legal representative stated the "alleged double murder... symbolizes the swift and cruel conclusion of two human lives and reveals a heartless setup".

"Female individuals are falling victim to homicide due to the simple reality that they are women and girls," they went on to say.

"Femicides are a profoundly embedded and issue affecting all of society that we must address decisively."