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The remains of a mother aged 34 and her young daughter, 10 have been located inside freezers in an apartment in the western part of Austria.

The deceased, a woman from Syria and her daughter, who had been unaccounted for for a number of months, were detected on Friday. The cooling units were placed behind a drywall partition in the apartment, situated in the city of Innsbruck.

Two men, a Austrian man, 55 and his 53-year-old brother, were taken into custody in the month of June. The elder brother, a work associate of the female victim, informed authorities last week that there had been an unfortunate event—but disputed homicide.

Addressing reporters previously, a spokesman for the legal authorities announced the two suspects were being detained on "high likelihood of homicide".

Personal details of those involved have been withheld by police, in compliance with local legislation.

The vanishing of the mother and child was initially flagged by the cousin of the mother, who is based in Germany, on the 25th of July last year.

Police stated the woman's colleague told them at the time she had gone on an prolonged visit with her child to see her family in the nation of Turkey.

The mother's debit card was then discovered to be utilized abroad on multiple occasions.

But when investigators examined the victim's residence, her mobile phone was found.

An individual also claimed overhearing a disturbing sound in the flat, and cries of "mother" on the day the mother and child were thought to have disappeared.

A wider criminal probe was initiated, with investigators uncovering multiple communications sent from the woman's phone—such as a resignation letter to her company and communications to the male associate.

Law enforcement said a significant cash transfer was also sent to the individual.

The head of the State Criminal Police Office informed media representatives on recently that a storage facility had been leased before the vanishing and a freezer had been installed within.

The two suspects removed the freezer from the unit on the day the mother and daughter went missing, she stated. And a shortly afterward, they purchased another freezer.

Authorities say they think this suggests the deaths were premeditated.

"How they died was not identifiable due to the state of decomposition of the victims," the official stated.

Mayr—from the legal authorities—noted the precise timeline is still unclear, but the bodies were carefully placed and not discovered during a previous house search.

While the brothers were arrested in the summer, it was not until the 12th of November that the suspect confessed to an occurrence and to hiding the bodies. He denies any murderous intent, investigators stated.

At the same time, his brother admitted to a attempt to hide evidence but rejected awareness of a murder.

The pair are presently in custody awaiting trial in jails in Innsbruck and Salzburg, approximately 189 kilometers away from each other.

Through a combined announcement, the nation's official for women's affairs and the top legal representative stated the "reported homicide of mother and child... constitutes the sudden and brutal end of a mother and child and uncovers a brutal scheme".

"Female individuals are being murdered due to the mere fact that they are female," they continued.

"Murders of women are a deeply rooted and widespread concern that we must fight resolutely."