Shocking Unearthing: Bodies of Missing Mother and Child Found in Freezers in the Alpine Nation

The deceased of a mother aged 34 and her 10-year-old daughter have been located inside freezing appliances in an apartment in the western part of Austria.

The victims, a woman from Syria and her child, who had been unaccounted for for several months, were detected on Friday. The cooling units were placed behind a plasterboard wall in the flat, located in the Innsbruck area.

Two men, a Austrian man, 55 and his 53-year-old brother, were taken into custody in the month of June. The older man, a colleague of the female victim, stated to police last week that there had been an unfortunate event—but rejected intentional killing.

Informing the media previously, a spokesman for the state prosecutor stated the two suspects were being held on "strong suspicion of murder".

The names of those concerned have not been disclosed by authorities, in compliance with local legislation.

The family's disappearance was originally brought to light by the woman's cousin, who resides in Germany, on the 25th of July last year.

Authorities revealed the woman's colleague claimed at the time she had embarked on an long journey with her child to see her family in Turkey.

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

However when officers examined the victim's residence, her smartphone was located.

A witness also stated overhearing a commotion in the dwelling, and cries of "mama" on the date the two were thought to have disappeared.

A wider police investigation was launched, with authorities discovering multiple communications originating from the victim's mobile—among them a resignation letter to her employer and messages to the male associate.

Officials confirmed a four-figure sum was also transferred to the man.

The head of the State Criminal Police Office stated to media representatives on recently that a storage unit had been secured before the victims' disappearance and a freezer had been installed within.

The two suspects took out the freezer from the unit on the day the mother and daughter went missing, she said. And a week later, they purchased another freezer.

Investigators state they believe this points to the demise were planned in advance.

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

The prosecutor's spokesman—from the legal authorities—stated the precise timeline is yet to be determined, but the victims were professionally hidden and not discovered during a earlier inspection.

Although the brothers were arrested in June, it was only on the 12th of November that the suspect admitted to an occurrence and to hiding the bodies. He denies any intent to kill, authorities confirmed.

At the same time, his 53-year-old sibling confessed to a attempt to hide evidence but rejected knowledge of a murder.

The brothers are at this time 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 Justice Minister declared the "suspected killing of two... represents the abrupt and violent termination of a mother and child and reveals a cruel system".

"Women and girls are being murdered due to the sole reason that they are female," they went on to say.

"Gender-based killings are a deeply rooted and issue affecting all of society that we must fight resolutely."