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

The deceased, a Syrian woman and her daughter, who had been unaccounted for for several months, were uncovered on Friday. The freezers were placed behind a plasterboard wall in the flat, located in the Innsbruck area.

A pair of males, a Austrian man, 55 and his brother aged 53, were detained in the month of June. The elder brother, a work associate of the female victim, told law enforcement last week that there had been an unfortunate event—but denied murder.

Addressing journalists earlier, a official for the public prosecutor's office announced the pair were being detained on "serious suspicion of homicide".

The names of those involved have been withheld by police, in following national regulations.

The vanishing of the mother and child was initially flagged by the cousin of the mother, who resides in Germany, on the 25th of July last year.

Police stated the woman's colleague claimed at the time she had taken an extended trip with her child to travel to her relatives in the nation of Turkey.

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

However when investigators entered the woman's home, her cellphone was located.

Someone also reported overhearing a commotion in the apartment, and cries of "mum" on the date the mother and child were thought to have disappeared.

A wider criminal probe was initiated, with investigators finding multiple communications sent from the victim's mobile—including a job termination message to her employer and texts to the 55-year-old suspect.

Law enforcement said a amount in the thousands was also moved to the man.

The head of the State Criminal Police Office stated to the press on recently that a storage facility had been leased before the vanishing and a freezing appliance had been placed there.

The male siblings took out the freezer from the storage space on the very day the woman and her child vanished, Tersch said. And a shortly afterward, they acquired a second unit.

Officials state they think this suggests the demise were premeditated.

"The cause of death was not identifiable due to the condition of the remains," she commented.

The prosecutor's spokesman—from the legal authorities—noted the exact sequence of events is still unclear, but the bodies were professionally hidden and not discovered during a prior examination.

Although the suspects were arrested in June, it was not until the 12th of November that the suspect admitted to an event and to concealing the remains. He denies any murderous intent, investigators stated.

In a related development, his brother acknowledged a attempt to hide evidence but denied involvement in a homicide.

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

In a joint statement, Austria's Minister for Women and Justice Minister stated the "reported homicide of mother and child... represents the sudden and brutal end of two individuals and uncovers a heartless setup".

"Females of all ages are being murdered due to the simple reality that they are women and girls," they continued.

"Murders of women are a strongly established and society-wide problem that we must fight resolutely."