Ghislaine Maxwell's sister has been spotted packing up bags near the secluded beach front mansion the British socialite had been hiding out in after her former boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein was rearrested for child sex trafficking charges.

Ghislaine, 57, was thought to have been staying at the property owned by Scott Borgerson, in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts for some time but has not been seen in the area for several weeks amid intense scrutiny.

However The Daily Telegraph observed her older sister, Christine Maxwell, packing up a number of bags a few miles from the property on Saturday with the help of a friend.

Approached by this newspaper, Christine, who had been staying at a hotel in the area for some days, declined to comment on the allegations surrounding her sister.

The 69-year-old and her husband, the physicist Roger Malina, are thought to be living in Dallas, Texas, where he teaches at the University of Texas.