Mother and daughters found dead in freezer in Denmark

Danish police discover remains of Syrian refugees in apartment in Aabenraa

Danish police have found the remains of a 27-year-old Syrian woman and her two daughters in a freezer. File photograph: Scanpix Denmark/Claus Bech/Reuters
Danish police have found the remains of a 27-year-old Syrian woman and her two daughters in a freezer. File photograph: Scanpix Denmark/Claus Bech/Reuters

The remains of a 27-year-old Syrian woman and her two daughters, aged seven and nine, have been found in a freezer inside their apartment in southern Denmark.

Police made the discovery in the town of Aabenraa after a relative of the woman told them he had not been able to contact her for a few days.

Investigators said the victims were killed but did not provide any details.

The woman’s husband was not in the apartment and is now being sought by police.

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The family arrived in Denmark in 2015 and received refugee status.

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