Two months.

That’s how much time could be added to the Oscar Pistorius murder trial, after Judge Thokozile Masipa on Wednesday granted the prosecution’s request for the athlete to undergo extensive psychiatric evaluation in an attempt to determine if his mental health could be tied to the fatal shooting of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year.

Prosecutor Gerrie Nel made the surprising request in South Africa's Pretoria court Tuesday, after forensic psychiatrist Dr. Meryl Vorster testified on Monday that Pistorius has suffered from severe anxiety issues for years, tracing back to the amputation of his legs when he was an infant.

"The accused may not have raised the issue that he was not criminally responsible at the time of the incident in so many words,” the judge told the court, “but evidence led on his behalf clearly raised the issue and cannot be ignored.

"This is not about anyone's convenience, but rather about whether justice has been served.”

Following the ruling, Pistorius' uncle Arnold Pistorius read a statement from the family saying that they’re “comforted by the thoroughness and detail of this judgment and Judge Masipa's commitment, using every avenue, to ensure a fair trial.”