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The deceased of a 34-year-old woman and her young daughter, 10 have been found inside freezers in an apartment in western Austria.

The victims, a Syrian woman and her daughter, who had been missing for several months, were detected on Friday. The freezers were concealed behind a drywall partition in the dwelling, situated in the city of Innsbruck.

Two individuals, a Austrian man, 55 and his 53-year-old brother, were arrested in June. The 55-year-old, a colleague of the Syrian woman, told police last week that there had been an accident—but denied intentional killing.

Speaking to journalists recently, a official for the public prosecutor's office announced the pair were being kept in custody on "serious suspicion of intentional killing".

Personal details of those involved have not been released by law enforcement, in following national regulations.

Their going missing was originally brought to light by the cousin of the mother, who is based in Germany, on the 25th of July last year.

Investigators stated the male associate informed them at the time she had gone on an prolonged visit with her child to visit her parents in Turkey.

The mother's debit card was then noted as being active overseas repeatedly.

But when investigators searched the victim's residence, her cellphone was found.

Someone also reported overhearing a loud noise in the dwelling, and cries of "mama" on the day the two were believed to have vanished.

A broader official inquiry was launched, with officers discovering various messages sent from the woman's phone—among them a resignation letter to her company and messages to the male associate.

Law enforcement stated a significant cash transfer was also sent to the man.

Katja Tersch stated to the press on recently that a storage unit had been secured before the mother and child went missing and a freezing appliance had been placed there.

The male siblings extracted the appliance from the facility on the very day the woman and her child disappeared, she said. And a week later, they purchased a second unit.

Authorities state they think this points to the demise were intentionally orchestrated.

"The reason for their demise could not be determined due to the condition of the victims," Tersch stated.

Mayr—from the legal authorities—noted the exact sequence of events is still unclear, but the victims were expertly concealed and went unnoticed during a prior examination.

Although the brothers were taken into custody in the summer, it was only on 12 November that the elder brother admitted to an event and to concealing the remains. He disputes any plan to cause death, authorities confirmed.

At the same time, his younger brother admitted to a concealment but denied involvement in a killing.

The pair are currently in pre-trial detention in jails in Innsbruck and Salzburg, around 117 miles (189km) apart.

In a joint statement, 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 uncovers a brutal scheme".

"Female individuals are being killed due to the mere fact that they are female," they added.

"Femicides are a deeply rooted and society-wide problem that we must address decisively."