Tragic Unearthing: Remains of Vanished Mum and Daughter Found in Freezers in the Alpine Nation

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

The deceased, a woman from Syria and her child, who had been unaccounted for for a number of months, were found on the end of last week. The cooling units were hidden behind a false wall in the dwelling, situated in the Innsbruck area.

A pair of males, a Austrian man, 55 and his 53-year-old brother, were arrested in June. The older man, a colleague of the Syrian woman, stated to authorities last week that there had been an incident—but denied homicide.

Informing reporters recently, a spokesman for the state prosecutor announced 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 Austrian law.

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

Authorities revealed the 55-year-old suspect told them at the time she had gone on an prolonged visit with her child to see her family in Turkey.

Her bank card was then noted as being active abroad repeatedly.

However when officers examined the mother's apartment, her cellphone was found.

An individual also claimed hearing a commotion in the apartment, and screams of "mother" on the occasion the two were believed to have vanished.

A wider official inquiry was launched, with officers uncovering several texts originating from the woman's phone—among them a notice of quitting to her company and messages to the male colleague.

Law enforcement stated a amount in the thousands was also transferred to the individual.

The head of the State Criminal Police Office stated to reporters on recently that a storage unit had been rented out before the mother and child went missing and a freezer had been installed within.

The two suspects extracted the cooling unit from the unit on the day the victims vanished, Tersch said. And a seven days after, they purchased an additional appliance.

Officials say they believe this points to the fatalities were intentionally orchestrated.

"The reason for their demise remains unclear due to the condition of the victims," she stated.

Mayr—representing the state—said the specific order of occurrences is still unclear, but the bodies were expertly concealed and went unnoticed during a previous house search.

Although the men 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 denies any plan to cause death, officials said.

Meanwhile, his 53-year-old sibling acknowledged a attempt to hide evidence but rejected knowledge of a killing.

The brothers are at this time in pre-trial detention in prisons in two Austrian cities, situated at a distance.

Through a combined announcement, Austria's Minister for Women and Justice Minister said the "suspected killing of two... symbolizes the abrupt and violent termination of two individuals and exposes a heartless setup".

"Female individuals are falling victim to homicide due to the sole reason that they are female," they added.

"Femicides are a deeply rooted and society-wide problem that we must combat firmly."