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The remains of a 34-year-old woman and her 10-year-old daughter have been discovered inside freezers in an residence in western Austria.

The deceased, a Syrian woman and her daughter, who had been unaccounted for for several months, were uncovered on the end of last week. The freezers were hidden behind a plasterboard wall in the apartment, situated in the city of Innsbruck.

A pair of males, a 55-year-old Austrian and his 53-year-old brother, were taken into custody in the month of June. The 55-year-old, a work associate of the female victim, informed law enforcement last week that there had been an unfortunate event—but disputed murder.

Addressing reporters earlier, a representative for the public prosecutor's office stated the brothers were being kept in custody on "high likelihood of murder".

The names of those involved have not been released by police, in accordance with national regulations.

The family's disappearance was initially flagged by the woman's cousin, who lives in Germany, on the 25th of July last year.

Police stated the male associate told them at the time she had embarked on an prolonged visit with her daughter to see her family in the nation of Turkey.

The mother's debit card was then found to have been used abroad repeatedly.

Yet when police examined the victim's residence, her cellphone was located.

An individual also stated overhearing a commotion in the flat, and cries of "mama" on the date the two were thought to have disappeared.

A broader police investigation was started, with investigators uncovering various messages originating from the victim's mobile—such as a notice of quitting to her company and messages to the male associate.

Authorities said a four-figure sum was also moved to the suspect.

The head of the State Criminal Police Office told the press on recently that a rented space had been secured before the mother and child went missing and a cooling unit had been positioned inside.

The brothers extracted the cooling unit from the facility on the very day the mother and daughter went missing, Tersch said. And a week later, they purchased an additional appliance.

Officials believe they believe this suggests the fatalities were premeditated.

"The cause of death could not be determined due to the condition of the bodies," the official commented.

Mayr—representing the state—said the specific order of occurrences is not yet known, but the bodies were professionally hidden and were not found during a previous house search.

While the men were arrested in the summer, it was only on November 12 that the suspect admitted to an occurrence and to concealing the remains. He disputes any intent to kill, authorities said.

In a related development, his younger brother admitted to a cover-up but disputed involvement in a murder.

The pair are currently in detention before court proceedings in prisons in separate locations, approximately 189 kilometers away from each other.

In a joint statement, Austria's Minister for Women and the top legal representative declared the "alleged double murder... represents the abrupt and violent termination of two individuals and exposes a heartless setup".

"Women and girls are falling victim to homicide due to the sole reason that they are of the female gender," they went on to say.

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