KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 18 -- A voice recording of a man in Bukit Mertajam informing his colleague that he could not come to work after finding his wife and daughter murdered has gone viral on social media.

According to Berita Harian, the 20-second audio clip, sent via WhatsApp, features the man sobbing and speaking in a traumatised state, believed to be the husband and father of the victims.

"I'm not coming to work tomorrow. My wife and daughter were murdered at home. I came back and saw the door open, and my wife was covered in blood. My daughter was murdered too," he said in the recording.

the emotional clip has drawn widespread sympathy online, with many users expressing heartbreak and praying for the man's strength.

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