Denmark freezer: Remains of three Syrian refugees found Published duration 31 October 2016 Related Topics Europe migrant crisis

image copyright AP image caption Danish police made the gruesome discovery in a flat in Aabenraa on Sunday

The remains of a refugee from Syria and her two young daughters have been found in a freezer in their flat in southern Denmark, police say.

They said the 27-year-old woman and the two girls, seven and nine, had been killed but gave no further details.

The gruesome discovery in the town of Aabenraa was made on Sunday, after a concerned relative told police he had not heard from them for days.

The police are looking for the woman's husband, saying he is a suspect.

Reports in the Danish press say that the husband, who is the father of the two girls, did not live with the family.