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

The victims, a Syrian woman and her daughter, who had been missing for several months, were found on the end of last week. The freezers were concealed behind a drywall partition in the flat, situated in the Innsbruck area.

Two individuals, a Austrian man, 55 and his brother aged 53, were taken into custody in the month of June. The older man, a colleague of the female victim, told authorities last week that there had been an accident—but disputed homicide.

Addressing the media recently, a official for the legal authorities announced the two suspects were being held on "serious suspicion of murder".

Personal details of those concerned have been withheld by authorities, in compliance with national regulations.

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

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

Her bank card was then found to have been used overseas several times.

Yet when officers searched the victim's residence, her cellphone was discovered.

A witness also claimed hearing a disturbing sound in the dwelling, and cries of "mum" on the occasion the two were thought to have disappeared.

An expanded criminal probe was launched, with authorities uncovering various messages sent from the victim's mobile—such as a notice of quitting to her workplace and texts to the male colleague.

Officials stated a amount in the thousands was also transferred to the suspect.

Katja Tersch told the press on recently that a storage unit had been leased before the vanishing and a freezing appliance had been installed within.

The two suspects extracted the cooling unit from the unit on the very day the victims went missing, the official revealed. And a seven days after, they purchased another freezer.

Officials state they believe this indicates the fatalities were intentionally orchestrated.

"The cause of death could not be determined due to the advanced decay of the victims," she stated.

The prosecutor's spokesman—from the legal authorities—noted the specific order of occurrences is still unclear, but the bodies were expertly concealed and went unnoticed during a earlier inspection.

Although the men were taken into custody in June, it was not until 12 November that the elder brother admitted to an event and to storing the victims. He disputes any plan to cause death, investigators stated.

Meanwhile, his younger brother admitted to a cover-up but denied awareness of a murder.

The pair are currently in custody awaiting trial in detention centers in Innsbruck and Salzburg, situated at a distance.

Via a shared communication, the nation's official for women's affairs and Justice Minister stated the "alleged double murder... symbolizes the abrupt and violent termination of two individuals and uncovers a heartless setup".

"Women and girls are being murdered due to the simple reality that they are women and girls," they added.

"Gender-based killings are a deeply rooted and widespread concern that we must address decisively."