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

The victims, a Syrian woman and her daughter, who had been unaccounted for for a number of months, were uncovered on Friday. The freezers were concealed behind a false wall in the flat, 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 colleague of the Syrian woman, told law enforcement last week that there had been an unfortunate event—but disputed intentional killing.

Addressing the media previously, a spokesman for the public prosecutor's office announced the two suspects were being kept in custody on "strong suspicion of murder".

Personal details of those involved have not been disclosed by police, in following local legislation.

The vanishing of the mother and child was originally brought to light by the cousin of the mother, who is based in Germany, on the 25th of July last year.

Police said the male associate claimed at the time she had embarked on an prolonged visit with her daughter to see her family in Turkey.

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

However when police entered the victim's residence, her mobile phone was discovered.

Someone also reported hearing a loud noise in the flat, and screams of "mother" on the date the mother and child were believed to have vanished.

A broader official inquiry was started, with investigators finding several texts originating from the woman's phone—among them a job termination message to her company and messages to the male associate.

Law enforcement confirmed a amount in the thousands was also transferred to the suspect.

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

The male siblings took out the cooling unit from the facility on the day the victims went missing, the official revealed. And a seven days after, they acquired a second unit.

Investigators say they believe this suggests the demise were premeditated.

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

Mayr—from the legal authorities—stated the specific order of occurrences is not yet known, but the victims were expertly concealed and went unnoticed during a prior examination.

While the suspects were taken into custody in the summer, it was not until the 12th of November that the suspect admitted to an event and to hiding the bodies. He denies any intent to kill, officials said.

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

The brothers are presently in custody awaiting trial in detention centers in two Austrian cities, around 117 miles (189km) apart.

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... represents the abrupt and violent termination of a mother and child and exposes a cruel system".

"Females of all ages are falling victim to homicide due to the mere fact that they are women and girls," they continued.

"Femicides are a profoundly embedded and society-wide problem that we must combat firmly."